One Hell Of A Ride

Rating: 8/10 (3 July 2013)

It's ignorant to believe that any film that is in Shakespearian Iambic Pantemeter is going to be an action film. I have read many of the reviews on here and feel that the reason this film wasn't a bigger draw is because we are thick as a nation. Wanting to be entertained by bullets and octane, Logan and Fiennes create an otherworldly approach to Shakespeare.
In a sense it's a stripped to the bone political thriller and in another sense its a character study as most Shakespeare is...Fiennes does something that people have failed to do with Shakespeare and that is make you want more of the old bard and the rich tapestry of character and verse. Its not flashy and it forces you to think the way a film like Syriana did. This has one drawback that Syriana didn't...Budget.
It's not quite a masterpiece but its as close as I've seen in terms of a Shakespeare adaptation.
Good Work Mr. Fiennes!