Philip French of '' The Observer '' called it less successful than Branagh 's previous Shakespeare adaptations . Peter Bradshaw of '' The Guardian '' rated it 3/5 stars and wrote that it " deserves a look " . Anthony Quinn of '' The Independent '' rated it 1/5 stars and wrote , " T he only way you could make the spiralling absurdities of As You Like It work would be to transform it into a fast-paced comedy " . Many American critics called the film a " comeback " for Branagh 's Shakespeare adaptations , which had reached what many considered a low point with '' Love 's Labour 's Lost '' . A negative US reviewer was film critic Stanley Kauffmann , who had admired Branagh 's film versions of '' Henry V '' , '' Much Ado About Nothing '' , and '' Hamlet '' ; he blasted the film , saying that he could barely get through it , and that , by giving it such an unusual setting , Branagh seemed to be trying to " apologize " to the viewing audience for the fact that '' As You Like It '' was a Shakespeare film . Critic Virginia Heffernan , writing for '' The New York Times '' , was also negative , pointing out that film reduces the role of main character Rosalind : " Mr. Branagh has teased out every manly rivalry and preserved every hey-nonny-nonny of the kooks in the Forest of Arden , but slashed passages of the repartee that defines Rosalind . " In January 2008 Kevin Kline received a SAG award ( Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries ) for his performance in this film , although strictly speaking , the film is not a made-for-television movie ; made-for-TV films do not play theatrically in other countries '' before '' being released directly to TV in the US ; they do so afterwards . This makes Kline the first actor to win a major US award for acting in one of Branagh 's Shakespeare films , though some of his others have won critics ' awards for the acting in them
SAG award
14th Screen Actors Guild Awards
As You Like It (2006 film)