I really wanted to hate this movie, but it turned out to be the Bard meets John Woo.

Rating: Null/10 (24 October 1998)

I saw this movie after I was familiarized with both Titanic and My So-Called Life, both of which I hated powerfully. So naturally I wrote this film off as another horrible modern day translation of a great story. I admit to the world that I was wrong. The movie remained true to the original material and yet packed in enough action to keep me and I'm sure most of the rest of my generation enthralled. You know that this isn't your parent's Romeo when Tybalt goes wild, two gun style with his 9mm Swords. However the acting and story are there also, making it a well rounded movie and not just a bastardization meant to entertain Gen-Xer's whose attention span never exceeds 3 minutes. All in all this one goes down on my list of great films of my generation, so don't be scared away by Leo, this isn't necesarily a "chick" or "date" movie (though it would be fine to view with your significant other.) I give it my personal thumbs up just because it made me like it despite my bias.