I believe Kenneth Branagh's Shakespeare based films are a great success. I don't mean that they got good reviews and made box office bank. For me, his HENRY V was the first time watching Shakespeare I was intrigued and, frankly followed the language and story. His MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and his HAMLET reinforced my opinion. I even thought it possible that we would eventually see 37-ish Shakespeare stories enjoyed by modern audiences. While it may still happen, its unlikely to be completely under the directorial eye of Branagh.

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