The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Twelfth Night
Drama · Comedy · Romance · 1996
Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.
Movie details
Twelfth Night
“Never send a boy to do a man's job, especially if he's a girl.”
1996 Drama · Comedy · Romance 2h 14m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Twelfth Night?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Trevor Nunn
Written by
Trevor Nunn
Helena Bonham Carter
Olivia
Richard E. Grant
Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Nigel Hawthorne
Malvolio
Ben Kingsley
Feste
Mel Smith
Sir Toby Belch
Imelda Staunton
Maria
Toby Stephens
Orsino
Court is in session
Put Twelfth Night on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.