Truly the worst movie I've ever seen in a theater

Absolutely amazing

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Anonymous (2011): Dir: Roland Emmerich / Cast: Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis, Sebastian Armesto: The first big issue with this film is its claim that William Shakespeare isn't who he has always represented to us through history. Apparently Roland Emmerich's film claims that he was a stage actor who performed plays written by someone else. Impressive directing choice for Emmerich whose films often included the loud and pointless crap such as Independence Day and Godzilla. Here he intrigues us with his arguments, or downright ticks off the scholars who spat upon his film's argument. The performances are top notch despite one's questions regarding their actual historical selves. Rhys Ifans plays Earl of Oxford who is the anonymous and whose words are never associated with him because someone else is given the task. Elizabeth the I is played by Joely Richardson in her young age where she entraps the young playwright and their affair leads to a son and a secret scandal. William Shakespeare himself is portrayed as uneducated and hopeless idiot who cannot write but only express. This could be problematic to some viewers. The art direction is a high point particularly during the appearance of a newly built theatre. Ifans is given a great privilege as a gifted individual unable to take credit or ownership for the writings. Redgrave gives off a near sexual longing for the very words being expressed while Richardson is more the black widow feeling. Sebastian Armesto plays a fellow poet and playwright. The result is a curious and well produced deception. Score: 7 / 10

OK, perhaps there's a few glaring errors in the historical accounts here, which I won't go into. Personally I find that to be OK. If this entire film is a fabrication then I also don't mind.I certainly found this movie to be enjoyable, the story was well written, the visuals seemed authentic, albeit somewhat theatrical, the acting was also good, I found Rafe Spall as Shakespeare to be quite a fun character, he truly is good at playing the fool. Also, Mr Ifans was very watchable as usual.What I took from this movie, aside from the enjoyment of it all, was the question 'what if?' and that is probably the best thing for me. It's prompted me to look into possibilities, to start discussions with friends. Perhaps I'll garner nothing from these questions, but it was interesting none the less.

Well produced, extremely well acted, beautifully presented. Worth seeing. So,what else would you need to know about this film? It is deliciously entertaining and an interesting exploration of Shakespearian authenticity.I am neither a Stratfordian nor an Oxfordian but have a fairly open mind about exactly who, and what, Shakespeare really was. In that context, this was a very pleasant film.It did not resolve any issues for me (I am an Englishman and have never.exactly, worshipped the Shakespeare of my school days, 50+ years ago)but did enthrall me like a good detective story. If the purpose of a film is to entertain, to absorb me into the story, this film certainly meets that criteria. I bought the DVD cheap and had it sitting around for 12 days (there is no significance to watching it on the Twelfth Night). Frankly it didn't look as interesting as others I bought at the same time.Which just goes to show that not everything is as it seems at first glance. That, I guess, is the main thrust of the film.

My taught on Anonymous The movie name 'Anonymous' quite inspired me about the unknown truth behind Shakespeare. I personally found it interesting. Also the soundtracks were quite good to give you a great feeling about how is was back then. In this movie you can also find some great actors, a few funny moments, quotes about Shakespeare what I really liked a lot and great historical references. Still, I think this movie could be better. When I was in the middle of the movie I had trouble following the time indication whenever it was a flashback or present. There are a lot of actors during the movie and It was difficult to distinguish them. Also I had a hard time understanding all the relationships with each other. I personally think you have to watch this movie twice if you truly want to understand all of it. Written by a 18 year old Dutch student, trying to improve his English writing skills.