more horsepower than horses

Rating: Null/10 (12 November 2003)

Baz Luhrmann brings Shakespeare's classic into the modern times with a unique mix of actors like Clare Danes as Juliet and Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo with John Leguizamo having a fierce duel all the way trough the film.

The Shakespearian language is used well in the film the setting is set in a ghetto with a spiritual figure of Jesus over the church and Friar Lawrence is played by Pete Poshlethwaithe
The beginning sequence is fast and intense when you first see the Capulet boys and the Montague boys with some techniques used in Snatch. The camera zooms in fast and close and the action carries on which carry on through out the film and the scene between Tybalt and Romeo are like battles from western but horses are horsepower.
I love this film love the acting, setting, music with a great soundtrack with famous musicians like des ree appearing in the film tackling some big issues in this film such as suicide, guns, drugs and car chases.
4* out of 5