Great Cinematography - Hard To Understand Dialogue

Rating: 7/10 (6 October 2016)

Very good film. After initially not liking it 30 minutes in it quickly grew on me and Marion Cottilard gives a spectacular performance as Lady Macbeth. I think why I initially could not get into the film was the dialogue. I expected the script to be original dialogue but it's all Shakespearian and it's not clearly spoken. I watched it with subtitles and I still only understood half of what was being said but without subtitles I wouldn't of been able to decipher a single word (it definitely helps to know the story of Macbeth already before watching.) The cinematography is gorgeous and one of the top things about the film, especially the final scenes with tons of red smoke rolling in and the falling snow sticking to Michael Fassbenders beard. Fassbender is great as Macbeth and really sells his descent into madness, however he is overshadowed by the superb Marion Cottilard who gives one of her career's best performances. There are some deviations from the original Macbeth plot which I won't go into but I think it gives a refreshing look at one of Shakespeare's greatest plays.