William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet

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sarah H @Humphriessarah2 2d Cool take on the story See more bruce C @bruce999 Aug 3 a good story gone bad. good acting, but whats the use... overall, i'd watch the 1966 movie instead See more Comrade A @AtomicEngineer Jul 23 Unfortunately, in this adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', the real tragedy weren't the suicides in the ending, but having to endure adolescent Leonardo Di Caprio deliver awkward Shakespearian lines. Not good. See more Ben S @AbsoluteCinephile Jun 30 Baz Luhrmann's "Romeo+Juliet" is an innovative and extremely creative modern retelling of the classic Shakespeare play, using its original dialogue contrasting with the contemporary setting. Although it's an extremely entertaining spectacle, the attempt to put energy and action into every sequence results in an often amateurish editing style, an unprofessional cinematography, and therefore a sometimes overwhelming and unnatural experience. It remains, despite its distinct technical flaws, a memorable and interesting film! See more Bret M. @BretM-3 Jun 24 SPOILER ALERT!! Let me get this out of the way, I have no real attachment to the Romeo and Juliet story, and I am always open to interpretation and making different adaptations than one might expect. But this movie just wasn’t for me. It felt like an amalgamation of a modern Romeo and Juliet film and a parody of 90s action movies. And that makes the tone feel all over the place. The first 30 minutes to an hour feel like a cheesy action movie, but from around the time Mercutio dies forward, it gets much more serious and really kind of becomes the tragic Romeo and Juliet story through a modern lens (speaking of Mercutio, WHAT DID THEY DO TO HIM?!). But it felt like whiplash going from sort of a goofy action movie to a romantic tragedy. I guess the acting, writing, and music are pretty good, but they didn’t entirely save the film for me. Not the worst movie I’ve ever seen, but definitely not one of my favorites. See more Annie W @Annie502 Jun 16 The story was classic but the language was the one that bothered me the most at a certain time I was just annoyed and bored I actually didn’t expect it to be that present but it really took the spotlight of the whole story See more Read all reviews

William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet

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