William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
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- Synopsis
- The classic Shakespearean romantic tragedy is updated by director Baz Luhrmann to a post-modern Verona Beach where swords are merely a brand of gun and bored youths are easily spurred toward violence....
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- Director(s)
- Baz Luhrmann
- Distributor(s)
- Fox
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 120 min.
Critic Reviews
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Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites
Amid the clamor from outraged purists and Shakespeare spinning in his Stratford-on-Avon, England, grave, you should notice that Luhrmann and his two bright angels have shaken up a 400-year-old play without losing its touching, poetic innocence.Read the full review
Slate | Alex RossAdd Critic to Favorites
It may be the most visually imaginative Shakespeare film since Akira Kurosawa's "Ran", and certainly one of the more operatic Hollywood creations of recent years.Read the full review
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Noel MurrayAdd Critic to Favorites
For all the hubbub, the film succeeds in relating Shakespeare to modern times, thanks mainly to the use of energetic pop music and the gameness of the performers.Read the full review
