Bitter Disappointment

Rating: 3/10 (6 March 2016)

I was genuinely looking forward to this movie. Fassbender as Macbeth? Many had doubts but i thought... sign me up! Nope. Nope. Nope! Cinematography wise, I have no complaints. The eerie landscapes of Scotland, the costumes, the hair and makeup. The misty battlefields. The music. It all came together nicely and captured the essence of the period. But it was boring. Pretentiously boring because...this is Shakespeare! This is Shakespeare writing about Scottish people and their struggle during a time of bloody wars and this movie just...dulled it up. What's with all the whispering? Where's the passion? Tension? The brutality of it all? The fire? I know Macbeth, I've read and re-read it. It is a dramatic story of rage, tyranny, lust and struggle for power. It is gripping. It is the type of story that rips your heart out of your chest and makes you look at it and deal with it. This movie is not Macbeth. It is nothing more than a mediocre attempt to squeeze out some money and fame. In short, they bit more than they could chew (maybe that could explain all the mumbling). Pity.