The two main plots have Don Pedro and Leonato conspiring as matchmakers to bring together Beatrice and Benedick, and evil Don John attempting to tear apart the young lovers Claudio and Hero. Branagh has obviously directed members of his cast to clearly express themselves for the modern audience, as their emphatic readings of the dialogue and the physical comedy here indicate. But he may have miscalculated a bit with the business surrounding Don John, which …showed first 75 words of 1226 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1226 total…action, and comedy. All of these things can usually make a movie worth seeing. I liked the movie because it was one of the funniest movies I have seen in awhile, and I will always recommend it to my friends. The cast who played the rolls was very good, and they made the story come alive. Therefore, I think Much Ado about Nothing is a very good movie because it is dramatic, romantic, and funny.