Much Ado About Nothing
Directed by Kenneth BranaghIn this Shakespearean farce, Hero and her groom-to-be, Claudio, team up with Claudio's commanding officer, Don Pedro, the week before their wedding to hatch a matchmaking scheme. Their targets are sharp-witted duo Benedick and Beatrice -- a tough task indeed, considering their corresponding distaste for love and each other. Meanwhile, meddling Don John plots to ruin the wedding.
- Rick MastersMarch 6, 2026Verily, one did marvel how such a mighty and renowned cast could have lent their names unto this spectacle unseen. Yet that wonder endured but briefly, for scarce thirty seconds into its running I perceived the whole affair was spoken in a most confounding tongue of utter gobbledegook. Not a single damned word did I comprehend. Still, I did strive to follow the tale as best I might, though in truth I remain uncertain the torment was worth the labour. And that final chapter - good heavens - it is naught but folly. It resembleth less a grand motion picture and more some clumsy schoolhouse play. At last, did the curtain then fall, I was left persuaded that the whole contrivance was, in plainest truth, a bit crap.
Much Ado About Nothing Trivia
Much Ado About Nothing was released on May 26, 1993.
Much Ado About Nothing was directed by Kenneth Branagh.
Much Ado About Nothing has a runtime of 1h 50m.
Much Ado About Nothing was produced by Stephen Evans, Kenneth Branagh, David Parfitt.
In this Shakespearean farce, Hero and her groom-to-be, Claudio, team up with Claudio's commanding officer, Don Pedro, the week before their wedding to hatch a matchmaking scheme. Their targets are sharp-witted duo Benedick and Beatrice -- a tough task indeed, considering their corresponding distaste for love and each other. Meanwhile, meddling Don John plots to ruin the wedding.
The key characters in Much Ado About Nothing are Beatrice (Emma Thompson), Benedick (Kenneth Branagh), Hero (Kate Beckinsale).
Much Ado About Nothing is rated PG-13.
Much Ado About Nothing is a Drama, Comedy, Romance film.
Much Ado About Nothing has an audience rating of 8.6 out of 10.
Much Ado About Nothing had a budget of $11M.
Much Ado About Nothing has made $22.6M at the box office.