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Title: Anonymous (2011)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Rhys Ifans | ... | Earl of Oxford | |
| Vanessa Redgrave | ... | Queen Elizabeth I | |
| Sebastian Armesto | ... | Ben Jonson | |
| Rafe Spall | ... | William Shakespeare | |
| David Thewlis | ... | William Cecil | |
| Edward Hogg | ... | Robert Cecil | |
| Xavier Samuel | ... | Earl of Southampton | |
| Sam Reid | ... | Earl of Essex (as Sebastian Reid) | |
| Jamie Campbell Bower | ... | Young Earl of Oxford | |
| Joely Richardson | ... | Young Queen Elizabeth I | |
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Paolo De Vita | ... | Francesco |
| Trystan Gravelle | ... | Christopher Marlowe | |
| Robert Emms | ... | Thomas Dekker | |
| Tony Way | ... | Thomas Nashe | |
| Julian Bleach | ... | Captain Richard Pole | |
Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, is presented as the real author of Shakespeare's works. Edward's life is followed through flashbacks from a young child, through to the end of his life. He is portrayed as a child prodigy who writes and performs A Midsummer Night's Dream for a young Elizabeth I. A series of events sees his plays being performed by a frontman, Shakespeare. Written by Anonymous
This film is not recommended.
With apologies to Shakespeare, the true talent, thus, my feeble attempt at (mostly) iambic pentameter:
Anonymous, a film of cheese and ham, Questions the legend of Shakespeare, William, Whose work it claims the sole property of, Edward DeVere's, Earl, and a class above, Theory and conjecture, Will's name to malign, A film not noble, literate, or refined, Its tale quite shallow, protesting too much, Spouting nonsense, drivel, dreck, and such.
A production with much to admire, Before all logic begins to expire, Sensationally, a work of fiction, Unconvincing in its own conviction, Visual spectacle, or farce, perhaps, Intelligence and wit well nigh elapse, Although I may seem to kvetch and complain, This film ultimately doth entertain.
The thespians display their skills and crafts, While unintentionally providing laughs, Over-emoting as they misbehave, The likes of Jacobi and Ladies Redgrave, Rhys Ifans well plays lover and writer, Were only Orloff's script a bit tighter, Rafe Spall's the bard as wretched sot, an eyeful, Poor Will should sue for slander and libel.
Disaster, thine mainstay of Emmerich, Part director, part showman, his prime niche, For depth and clarity, he will not delve, Note: Independence Day and 2012, Whilst not the disaster we've come to expect, The film has little to awe or respect, It plays fast with the facts, and offers nil, Except sets, that in some measure, fulfill.
With all its pomp and expensive wrappings, Lavish costumes doth not disguise its trappings, But thy foul temper and malaise spills forth, Yielding a vile film of lesser worth, A ill-conceived venture, shrill, and unkind, Outlandishly ornate and out of its mind, A stylish film, yet so misbegotten, One hopes Anonymous is soon well forgotten.
GRADE: C
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