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Article: 'TWELFTH NIGHT': COMEDY WITH A REAL BITE.(LIVING)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
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- November 8, 1996
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Byline: Craig Kopp, Post movie writer
It's Shakespeare movie mania!
The rock version of ''Romeo and Juliet'' opened No. 1 at the box office last week, and now comes ''Twelfth Night,'' whose trailer accompanies its cross-dressing female star with the driving beat of ''Macho Man.''
Don't be fooled. Once the lights go down, ''Twelfth Night'' delivers more Shakespeare than high-tech style.
That's not to say that ''Twelfth Night'' is an unabridged version of the complicated drama-farce. There will be plenty here for Bardophiles to quibble about.
But ''Twelfth Night'' has all the stuff needed for a fine film - romance, comedy, a ...