Atmospheric, But . . .

Rating: Null/10 (17 July 2000)

The movie is daring, to say the least. It was definitely moody and atmospheric. It captured the mood of Shakespeare's play perfectly, forcing me to think of the play in a different way. DiCaprio & Danes also had good chemistry, and were very believable. However, the movie overall was anachronistic and unbelievable. And what was up with Montague in drag (that spoiled that whole scene for me)?! It could have been an excellent movie and Luhrmann had a good idea, but it wasn't executed right.