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Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Film ThreatFilm ThreatThis film is pure delight.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenTransposing the Athenian comedy to Southern California, Casey Wilder Mott takes his bow as a feature director with a sensuous, silly and superbly cast version, one whose visually vibrancy matches its feel for the language.
- 88RogerEbert.comNick AllenRogerEbert.comNick AllenIf you’re hoping to see a production just like the one that would have been done in 1596, this ain’t it. But Mott’s version is a hell of a good time in its own right.
- 80Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenMott, who started out in Hollywood working in the fabled William Morris Agency mailroom, nimbly choreographs all the updating, resulting in a breezy, cute-and-clever confection that’s tailor-made for a sultry midsummer’s night.
- 80VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThis Midsummer Night’s Dream actually works. It’s charming, funny and moderately sexy, with witty use of the disconnect between modern manners and melodious prose. And yes, the actors can speak the language — which, as many a movie has proven before, is never a given.
- 40TheWrapWilliam BibbianiTheWrapWilliam BibbianiDespite the film’s good intentions it’s an underwhelming adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, with cute side gags that make more of an impression than the characters or the story.
- This adaptation feels like a soap opera made by someone who has seen too much late-stage Woody Allen and flounders with the self-importance of a director unable to read either text or city.
- 37Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanToo clever for its own good.