Powerful acting and beautiful camera work - but incomprehensible dialogue.

Rating: 3/10 (28 October 2015)

Don't watch this unless you already know the story or can understand Shakespearean English.
I could understand so little of the dialogue that I could not follow the story, which is why I have only given it a 3. This is a pity, because there were many powerfully acted scenes and much beautiful camera work.
Marion Cotillard was brilliant as Lady Macbeth. A lot of people have complained about her accent - but she was the only major character whose voice was so clear that I could follow everything she said. Michael Fassbender's was very effective as the deranged king. I only wish I could have understood more of his conversations.
Shakespeare does not have to be done like this. I have seen several films of his plays where I could follow the dialogue as well as any other film. But some films seem to have been made exclusively for people who are very familiar with Shakespeare.
If they issue a version with subtitles I will give it another try.