Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing (1993) is Kenneth Branagh's Shakespeare adaptation you can watch online on iFILM. Soldiers ride back from war to a sun-drenched villa in Italian Messina, and almost at once romance and mischief take over the household.

Young Hero and Claudio are set to marry. To pass the week, they cook up a scheme to trick two stubborn wits into love: the confirmed bachelor Benedick and the razor-tongued Beatrice, who trade insults every time they meet. The plan works beautifully. But the jealous Don John has a darker plot, spreading a lie meant to wreck a wedding at the altar.

Branagh directs and plays Benedick, with Emma Thompson as Beatrice and a stacked cast that includes Denzel Washington, Michael Keaton, Kate Beckinsale and Keanu Reeves. Breezy, musical and warm, the film rides on quick banter and the charm of its players. Stream Much Ado About Nothing (1993) online on iFILM.