A man driven by pride alone...

Rating: 6/10 (8 October 2012)

This movie is Ralph Fiennes trying to interpret and portray a Shakespeare's play "Coriolanus" in a modernized form. Where the background and everything is modernized except the dialogue and the story which takes place in Rome although it isn't Rome. You will know what I mean when you watch the movie. It sorta seemed like "Romeo and Juliet" the Leonardo Dicaprio version where everything is in modern setting, except the story and dialogue. Audiences that aren't familiar with Shakespeare's dialogue or have difficult time understanding some of it. There really isn't anything to worry about since the story is pretty easy to follow. Even if you can't get a grasp of what everyone is saying. There is some aspects of this movie that doesn't make sense which can be understandable since this is a reiteration of a Shakespeare's play. But it can bug some audiences that wants a realistic modern interpretation of a Shakespeare's play. Ralph Fiennes did a excellent job portraying the epitome of a man that is prideful, arrogant and stubborn that value pride more than life. A man named Caius Martius Coriolanus. And Gerard Butler was exquisite as his rival and enemy in war, that has a aura of charisma ad yet mystery behind him. Anyways I respect how Ralph tried to stay close with Shakespeare's story but it would have been nice if there was something more interesting or Ralph's own artistic vision into it. Not a lot but maybe a bit of it that might make this movie more engaging. Sure Shakespeare's works is known to be artistic but something more for the modern audiences would have been cool. This is a pretty good interpretation of a modernized style of Shakespeare's play but it didn't seem like it was amazing or anything like that to the point it sticks with you.
6.4/10