This production seems a bit odd to me, but I have never been super in touch with Shakespeare. The two dukes and their kids are set down in Japan, rather than in France. As we are in Japan, this version includes sumo wrestlers. The lion is there in Japan, too. The final wedding scene is in kimonos.
The acting is really great - particularly Bryce Dallas Howard as Rosalind, and the guys who play Oliver and Orlando, Adrian Lester and David Oyelowo, respectively. (I fell in love with Orlando a bit.) There is some unusual casting, tho. Alfred Molina and Kevin Kline seemed wasted. There is also a big dance number at the end, with singing, that I found ridiculous.
I would pass on this one unless a serious fan of Shakespeare.
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