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Title: Entertaining but with a glaring anachronism
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this film--the acting, the sets and costumes, and the attention to period detail. The fictional unfolding of "Romeo and Juliet" was brilliantly done. However, I was shocked when Colin Firth referred to his "plantation in Virginia" and, again, at the end of the film, spoke of going to Virginia with his bride. This film supposedly takes place in 1589 and the first English settlement in Virginia was in 1607 (Jamestown). And, it was a good many years after that before there were any established plantations. Somebody goofed on this one!! Aside from this, wonderfully witty and entertaining film.
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