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Title: Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Amy Acker | ... | Beatrice | |
| Alexis Denisof | ... | Benedick | |
| Nathan Fillion | ... | Dogberry | |
| Clark Gregg | ... | Leonato | |
| Reed Diamond | ... | Don Pedro | |
| Fran Kranz | ... | Claudio | |
| Jillian Morgese | ... | Hero | |
| Sean Maher | ... | Don John | |
| Spencer Treat Clark | ... | Borachio | |
| Riki Lindhome | ... | Conrade | |
| Ashley Johnson | ... | Margaret | |
| Emma Bates | ... | Ursula | |
| Tom Lenk | ... | Verges | |
| Nick Kocher | ... | First Watchman | |
| Brian McElhaney | ... | Second Watchman | |
Leonato (Clark Gregg), the governor of Messina, is visited by his friend Don Pedro (Reed Diamond) who is returning from a victorious campaign against his rebellious brother Don John (Sean Maher). Accompanying Don Pedro are two of his officers: Benedick (Alexis Denisof) and Claudio (Fran Kranz). While in Messina, Claudio falls for Leonato's daughter Hero (Jillian Morgese), while Benedick verbally spars with Beatrice (Amy Acker), the governor's niece. The budding love between Claudio and Hero prompts Don Pedro to arrange with Leonato for a marriage. In the days leading up to the ceremony, Don Pedro, with the help of Leonato, Claudio and Hero, attempts to sport with Benedick and Beatrice in an effort to trick the two into falling in love. Meanwhile, the villainous Don John, with the help of his allies Conrade (Riki Lindhome) and Borachio (Spencer Treat Clark), plots against the happy couple, using his own form of trickery to try to destroy the marriage before it begins. A series of comic... Written by http://muchadomovie.com/#story
Much Ado About Nothing by Joss Whedon is the latest adaptation of the Shakespeare's comedy.
The good. Excellent ideas. Very funny settings and actions. Nice choice of actors. With visual, it's always possible to add non spoken actions to original dialogs and Whedon made some clever extensions. Great photography.
The actors. My favorite performance were by Nathan Fillion, Sean Maher, and Tom Lenk, although I came to appreciate those of Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof a lot.
The bad. The concept of war as spoken in the piece doesn't translate well in modern time.
The ugly. Nothing.
The result. Solid entertainment for those who like modern transposition of Shakespeare's work, A must for any Whedon fan.