Elevator Pitch: Shakespeare in Love (1998)

Elevator Pitch is a new weekly series where I highlight something worth watching (or in some cases re-watching). If you have a pitch of your own, drop it in the comments.

Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Directed by John Madden
Starring: Everyone on this poster and every British actor
Pitch: An Elizabethan romantic comedy the likes of which present-day rom-com enthusiasts could only dream. Pre-Goop Gwyneth Paltrow plays ingénue and muse to a very hot William Shakespeare in the weeks leading up to the opening of Romeo & Juliet. I’m assuming you’ve seen it so the pitch is to watch it again—it’s phenomenal nostalgia viewing and so much fun.
Where I watched: HBOMax