powerful yet not for common audiences

Rating: 6/10 (14 May 2012)

Coriolanus â€“ CATCH IT (B) Ralph Fiennes adopts William Shakespeare's least loved novel "Coriolanus" for his directorial debut. Fiennes does adopt the modern era but also decides to keep the old English dialect for the Coriolanus. This decision made its really hard for common people to understand the movie. Even for me it was very hard to understand the movie. It took almost 30minutes for me to start actually understanding the dialect, characteristics and story of the movie. Once I was able to understand then I started to admire Shakespeare's least appreciated novel and Ralph Fiennes violent adaptation of Coriolanus. Ralph Fiennes is a veteran and once again he proved how brilliantly he can handle a complicated role like Coriolanus. Portraying a man, whom who nation hates is a difficult task. Gerard Butler is above average, he doesn't have the acting caliber to stand in front of Ralph Fiennes. Vanessa Redgrave is a legend, she is brilliant in every single scene. It's a pity that Academy Awards completely ignored her performance in the movie. Jessica Chastain is amazing though she doesn't get much scope. Overall, Coriolanus is a great attempt but could have been more effective if it was made for understating for the general public. As for common people it's really hard to catch the old English dialect.