In this Shakespearean farce, Hero (Kate Beckinsale) and her groom-to-be, Claudio (Robert Sean Leonard), team up with Claudio’s commanding officer, Don Pedro (Denzel Washington), the week before their wedding to hatch a matchmaking scheme. Their targets are sharp-witted duo Benedick (Kenneth Branagh) and Beatrice (Emma Thompson) — a tough task indeed, considering their corresponding distaste for love and each other. Meanwhile, meddling Don John (Keanu Reeves) plots to ruin the wedding.
Cast
Kenneth Branagh as Benedick
Emma Thompson as Beatrice
Robert Sean Leonard as Count Claudio
Kate Beckinsale as Hero
Denzel Washington as Don Pedro
Keanu Reeves as Don John
Richard Briers as Leonato
Michael Keaton as Dogberry
Gerard Horan as Borachio
Imelda Staunton as Margaret
Brian Blessed as Antonio
Ben Elton as Verges
Jimmy Yuill as Friar Francis
Richard Clifford as Conrade
Phyllida Law as Ursula
Patrick Doyle as Balthazar
