Bill
- 2015 film
Comedy film charting the young life of William Shakespeare and his finding fame in London, starring the cast of Horrible Histories. Stars Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond
Streaming rank this week: 7,571
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Film review: Bill
Amid the belly laughs, the film proffers a new suspect for Marlowe's murder and sows the seeds of all 37 plays that would tumble furiously from Shakespeare's ink-stained quill.
The Yorkshire Post, 18th September 2015Bill review
The original members of TV's Horrible Histories make a promising feature debut with this ribald period romp.
Jamie Healy, Radio Times, 18th September 2015Review: Bill
If you're up for a spot of lyre rock and other hey-nonny-nonsense, this is exactly as you like it.
Elliott Noble, Sky, 18th September 2015Bill review
Nothing is taken seriously, and there's a nice mix of old groaner jokes delivered with a visible wince and genuine, sneakily erudite wit. Being -- you know -- for kids, it's mucky in the sense of featuring a lot of mud and filth, but only smuggles in a few more adult gags.
Kim Newman, Empire, 18th September 2015Bill review
Bill looks better than its budget, too, and should have enough international appeal to make that money back. Let's hope so, because this seems like only scratching the surface of what the team are capable of.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th September 2015Bill review
It really is an auspicious debut. The wider stage is richly deserved, and Baynton, Farnaby, Howe-Douglas, Howick, Rickard and Willbond possess it admirably.
Mark Braxton, Radio Times, 18th September 2015New Shakespeare film 'Bill' is ace
The film avoids sprinkling the dialogues with too many Shakespearean quotes and instead employs allusions. We are not presented with a taken-for-granted genius who speaks in verse but who 'has a few ideas'. It is a foetal Shakespeare, ambitious but not quite a genius yet.
Annie Martirosyan, The Huffington Post, 17th September 2015Bill - film review
An inventive comedy that plays havoc with the life of the young Shakespeare.
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times, 17th September 2015Bill movie review
The cast's energy is infectious and they frequently seem to be one smirk or snigger shy of corpsing en masse and ruining the take.
Georgia Morgan, Teesside Gazette, 17th September 2015Bill review - Shakespeare gets down with the kids
The Horrible Histories team present the early life of the Bard in an entertaining, panto-ish romp.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 17th September 2015