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Love's Labour's Lost

A new spin on the old song and dance.

2000 · 1h 33m · PG Comedy, Music, Romance
Directed by Kenneth Branagh

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The King of Navarre and his three companions swear a very public oath to study together and to renounce women for three years. Their honour is immediately put to the test by the arrival of the Princess of France and her three lovely companions. It's love at first sight for all concerned followed by the men's hopeless efforts to disguise their feelings.

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Fresh

A luscious labor of love.

Derek Elley, Variety
Fresh

An act of double homage to antique artifice.

Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Rotten

Maybe Kenneth Branagh should have left the Hollywood musical where he found it, back in the 1930s.

David Germain, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rotten

With all the cutesy-pie self-consciousness on display, the fizz goes off the pink champagne awfully quickly.

Misha Berson, Seattle Times
Rotten

A double travesty -- a triple one, actually, if you consider the quality of the singing and dancing.

J. Hoberman, Village Voice

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