forbidden love revisited

Rating: 3/10 (23 March 2006)

'Romeo + Juliet' stars Leonardo DiCaprio in an early role as Romeo, before Titanic. This film is an updated version of Shakespeare's play. The good thing about this film is that it brings a classic play into an easy way for our generation to understand the basic theme and story behind it while being as true to the play as it can, giving it a modern face-lift and having it take place in Verona Beach, Florida instead of Italy. Despite using the classic scenario about a forbidden and romantic love in modern times, the original play still appealed to me more, and I also preferred the 1969 film based on the original story. Still, it's not bad, but it is not good either.