Coriolanus

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Laura D I would say it is a masterpiece. I wasn't expecting Shakespeare dialogue. I was taken aback then delighted. Butler absolutely terrified me with one of his warrior speeches. They say war is hell, which I've understood in terms of carnage, injury and death; even seeing one's friends perish. But Butler then personified the statement war is hell in his terrifying rage and desire for vengeance in his speech. No one should ever provoke war after experiencing that terror. They brought out Shakespeare in a groundbreaking modern venue and showed Shakespeare to be a timeless genius. The acting, directing, producing along with authorship made it a masterpiece. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/25/25 Full Review Audience Member The reason audience scores are lower is that most cannot understand the content and its relevance to modernity. This is a great adaptation of Coriolanus. A play by Shakespeare that is not as widely known to the public at large but is still relevant. There is no denying that this film brings the story to a modern era unflinchingly and with powerful performances. Ralph Fiennes portrayal is simply as good as it gets. His intensity drives the film and pushes it beyond any modern retelling of Shakespeare. The entire cast seem to throw themselves into their roles to match his performance and that is what a great director does. They don’t just push you, they provoke you to be better. They dare you to step up to the challenge they lay down because the vision is theirs and they want to include you. It is obvious that Chastain, Redgrave, Cox and Butler felt obligated to rise to Fiennes level of passion. Anyone that doesn’t think this is a magnificent piece of filmmaking misses the point being made. That is the transcendency of the stories from centuries ago are still relevant. That man’s ambitions and nature has not changed at all. Simply fantastic and Fiennes should definitely make more of these types of films. I have always been a fan of Ralph Fiennes but never craved to see him in roles as much as I want to see hime as Macbeth, Caesar etc. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/02/25 Full Review Capt J This movie sucked dead donkey d1cks. Shakespearean dialog??? Even if it was in clear English, it STILL would have sucked. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/26/25 Full Review Carlos I This is the kind of Shakespeare adaptation I can get behind. I just wish I was more familiar with the source material, or at least was clever enough to follow the Bard's prose... For what it was it well done, I'm sure an English major would love it. I was just soo lost that I got bored... Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/17/24 Full Review Jeffrey P Appears to be another remade Shakespeare manuscript, this time set in a modern fictitious warzone... I have problems with movies done in this manner, it's the dialogue, Shakespearean dialogue in a modern setting gets a big 'WTF?' from me when I first realize it's happening again. Looked like it might have been good had it not been in gibberish. The second half is easier to understand and follow than the first as dialogue becomes less important to conveyance of the narrative. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/25/24 Full Review Walter W The Audience reviews show zero understanding: Don't understand the Rome of Plutarch that influenced Shakespeare's image of it; how Shakespeare presented Rome to 5 centuries of students. I loved it, like I loved Titus with Anthony Hopkins. Like this they decided to go with modern imagery, of a fascist military monarchy. Machine guns and tanks along with shields and swords. That's a must see. Didn't get as highly rated as this one. That one is a gorey mess. Ralph Fienes keeps things highbrow. I can't stand audience reviews, y'all love Marvel and blockbusters and cant stand anything that breaks the mold. This one is still loaded with violence but it aint enough, need lasers. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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