Much Ado About Nothing (2012 film) evoked a "timeless romanticism", which was additionally enhanced by the "lightly applied score". The "Daily Mail"s Chris Tookey said that the film was "the first five-star movie of the summer". Chris Nashawaty of "Entertainment Weekly"—despite commending it for being "both daring and delightfully daffy"—admits, "The film isn't as fast and funny as it could be". "Much Ado About Nothing" was released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on October 8, 2013. The film's US Blu-ray Disc features 1080p video, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround, an UltraViolet digital copy, a music video for "Sigh No More" (one of the songs from the
Much Ado About Nothing (2012 film) just sort of dark". Whedon's idea to adapt the play for the screen originated from having "Shakespeare readings" at his house with several of his friends, years prior. Whedon and his director of photography Jay Hunter took advantage of natural lighting in order to make it feel "very found", noting, "Our lighting package rose in the east and set in the west". Using mirrors, glass and windows to shoot through, he explains, "[It’s] something I’d like to do all the time, but particularly in a movie that’s all about lies, and manipulation and misunderstandings. The more you can warp the