Great Cinematography

Rating: 9/10 (13 December 2019)

If you´re going to make a film of a Shakespeare play, it better be beautiful. Otherwise, what´s the point? Fortunately, this version of Macbeth provides what no theatrical production ever could: top-notch cinematography. Above all, the viewer is treated with gorgeous images of the barren, forbidding Scottish landscape. I also thought that the acting was quite good, by everyone involved, from the witches to Macbeth to Macduff to Lady Macbeth and everyone in between.
I am not sure why this film has a lower rating at imdb than many easily forgettable movies devoid of anything but brash spectacle and with no real reason to exist. I do see that some people are complaining about the characters´ enunciation. Having watched this on Prime video with the subtitles on, I always knew exactly what everyone was saying. (I recommend this approach for Shakespeare films more generally, as the language is centuries old...)
Everyone can agree that the story of Macbeth is great, and I happen to believe that it is executed well and convincingly in this production.