A very generic topic, but I'm curious as to people's responses.
I haven't seen all his work, but of what I have seen, I'd have to rate Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as his worst, with Much Ado coming in close second. He was wonderful as Lockhart though and in The Boat that Rocked. He was wonderfully straightfaced in that.
He does seem to do better when someone else is directing him, otherwise he tends to overact.
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Watch Henry V- easily his best work
His Hamlet is beautiful
Othello- i question the interpretation but love his acting.
As an actor:
His best to me is "Conspiracy" and, very very close, "Othello"
BUt I like him as well in other movies where he does a great job.
As a director, pretty much I like his movies. Especially his adaptation of Frankenstein, Hamelt, and Much ado about nothing. I like too Dead Again very much
I dont have worst.
But I am very much agree he is a bit better as an actor when someone else directs him, I guess.
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I'll give a bit on Much Ado, but I really hated Frankenstein. Maybe it's because we watched it in class where we had just finished studying the book (and I know adapting a book to film means changes) but this was just ridiculous and melodramatic and had wild divergences from the original story which I just found unnecessary.
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in regards to Much Ado, i think it is important to remember that it is nearly impossible to make a great film from Shakespeares comedies. This is one, if not the best filmed comedy.
Tragedies and Histories are much easier to adapt to the screen.
I think his best is a tie between "Hamlet" and "Much Ado About Nothing", while his worst is "Love's Labour's Lost".
"Frankenstein" was not nearly as bad as people seem to think. The only part that annoyed me was when he resurrects his wife only to have her being placed in between Frankenstein and the monster. All that was too over-the-top and an unnecessary change to the story . But the story is generally hyperbolic anyway, and Branagh understood that. Plus I liked De Niro's take on the monster to be honest.
well, as "Much ado" is my all time favourite film I see we don't share the same taste . A hidden gem for me is "Warm springs".
The worst? yes, I suppose it has to be "Frankestein".
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I dont really have a bad performance, but I would say I like Frankenstein the least of the films I have seen. Best would be Henry V on one level (exhaulted shakespearean lead) and Gilderoy Lockhart on another level (fun comic relief)
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Hamlet was my introduction to Kenneth Branagh and what a good introduction that was! I also admit that I love his portrayal of Miguel in the Road to El Dorado. I think people tend to underestimate an actor's ability to switch back and forward between live action and voice animation. I have to say that I did not like Love's Labours Lost. Maybe it was the unnecessary musical sequences. I love musicals (I've been in a few) and I think he has a great singing voice, but I really didn't see any need to add "Cheek to Cheek" to Shakespeare. Still, I admire the innovation.
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