Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."
There are actors' rehearsals and performances, and Mr. Pacino interviews experts, conducts man-on-the-street polls and stages collegial arguments with his cronies. Thus emerges the intricate story of Richard's ambition.
– Suzanne O'Connor,
New York Times,
21 May 2003
fresh:
Pacino's first film as writer/director is a marvellously intelligent, witty and imaginative exploration of the problems faced by anyone wishing to act in Shakespeare or translate the plays to film.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
High-spirited and infectiously energetic.
– Godfrey Cheshire,
Variety,
11 Jun 2008
rotten:
This runs 118 minutes, but it felt like six or seven hours.