The scenery, the magical effects and the acting and directing were all excellent, we thought, even if there was rather more implied intimacy than I had ever seen before in productions of this play. While there’s nothing untoward shown, there are several scenes where it’s obvious that couples are naked, and in at least one of them it is very clear what is about to happen.

Shakespeare’s plays are full of innuendoes and bawdiness, but it was rather more overt in this production than in the live theatre I have seen previously. That apart, I would recommend this very highly, if you don’t mind a rather different style of production. It was very amusing in places, and we enjoyed it thoroughly. ( )

Kevin Kline steals scenes, but then, so do others. This is the film that interested my daughter in Shakespearean tales, and it IS fun, but after XXX times (as in more than 30) I can wait a while to view it again. ( )

A cast that ought to have made a better movie. Boring, and not very interesting visually either. ( )