To see or not to see, that is the question...Anonymous
A political thriller, that has a hint of Blackadder and a whole lot of costume drama. Anonymous follows one of the most ridiculous conspiracies about Shakespeare being illiterate and not having written a single word ever. Obviously this is crazy and there is no solid evidence. You have to be a real diehard Shakespeare fan to see this unless your a middle-aged person who enjoys watching costume dramas but their hard to come by. The whole plot revolves around the idea that William Shakespeare was actually a cover for the 17th Earl of Oxford, played very well by Rhys Ifans. It's a fair theory but with nothing to hold the theory up, so you assume this film is just for laughs. Although it's not all about the whole 'Anonymous' plotline, but instead shows a lot of scenes with Elizabeth I, played by Vanessa Redgrave. Son of Timothy, Rafe Spall plays the bumbling and very annoying "real" William Shakespeare. It drags on a wee bit too long and there are countless historical inaccuracies but Sebastian Armesto does a decent job as playright, Ben Jonson.
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