The Scottish Play

I only give this beautiful gem nine stars because it could have been a lot longer and I wouldn't have cared in the least. I normally don't like Shakespearean acting, but this film is not only great, it's enlightening. Brilliantly written and equally acted, I carry a renewed love for Shakespearean theatre because for the first time I've been shown the great playwright as a human god instead of some capricious tyrant from Mount Olympus. Bravo to everyone involved!

Theatre friends, Bard buffs, Macbeth mavens, iambic pentameter addicts and lovers of a classic rom-com in which all ends well, I beg you not to miss this lovely movie. Polymathic writer-director Keith Boynton brings a gentle and satisfying gem of a movie that is literate, lovely to look at and listen to, and purely enjoyable. Anyone who has worked or seen any New England theatre festival performance will feel right at home here. Every discipline in this movie, from writing to acting to directing to lights, sound, cinematography, location and sets, is exquisitely right. Shout out to the hilariously acted character of the stage manager! My new favorite Christmas movie. After all, A Christmas Carol is a ghost story, too.

The Scottish Play was a complete surprise to me. Delightful, creative, romantic and fun, and oh so much better than most of the mediocrity called movies these days.

Why hadn't I heard of The Scottish Play before? Why isn't this movie better known? Why wasn't it up for all kinds of awards? Why, oh why aren't there more movies like this? I can only hope that the writer and director ,Keith Boynton, becomes discovered by people with money and influence who can give his creative genius the limelight it deserves. May the ghost of Will Shakespeare appear before Hollywood producers and tell them about Keith Boynton!

It is not necessary to be a specialist of Shakespeare to enjoy this little gem.

It's beautifully filmed and acted.

I loved everything about this movie, the screenplay, the settings,

the dialogs, witty and also humorous.

The Shakespearean parts are just wonderfully crafted.

Keith Boynton has a real sense for space, light, as well as a

definite talent for writing scripts that are thought out of the box.

This is an uplifiting and clever movie.

Really, one of the best movies I have seen in years.

Highly recommended (sorry for the following, minimum characters required : highly recommended.)

Just enough magic, A large dose of perfect acting.

A taste of the ethereal in the miracle that is Shakespeare's plays.

A great recipe for an awesome movie.