William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream ★★½ A Midsummer Night's Dream 1999 (PG-13) Shakespeare's fantasy/romance/comedy is transported to turn-ofthe-century Tuscany where Oberon (Everett), King of the Fairies, is fighting with his queen, Titania (Pfeiffer). Their spats lead to trouble for a variety of humans, including the hapless Bottom (Kline), who winds up with a donkey's head replacing his own. Kline is the most at ease with his role (Everett and Pfeiffer, primarily, have to look beautiful, which they do), while the younger foursome of would-be lovers (Flockhart, Bale, Friel, and West) prove to be less than memorable, as does the entire production. 115m/C VHS, DVD. Rupert Everett, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kevin Kline, Stanley Tucci, Calista Flockhart, Dominic West, Christian Bale, David Strathairn, Sophie Marceau, John Sessions, Anna Friel, Roger Rees, Max Wright, Gregory Jbara, Bill Irwin, Sam Rockwell, Bernard Hill;
Director:
Michael Hoffman;
Writer:
Michael Hoffman;
Writer:
Oliver Stapleton;
Cameo:
Simon Boswell.
