This version of Romeo and Juliet can be interpreted in different ways.

Rating: 7/10 (22 March 2015)

I recently watched this version of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet". I did like it but there were parts that should have been done differently. I like the actors, I like how it is modernized and I like the original story of "Romeo and Juliet". I thought that in the beginning of the movie, there was a lot going on and that the movie would be hard to follow. After a little bit, I started to be able to understand what was going on and the movie got better. I also disliked how everything is modern except for how they are speaking. Some may find it funny but I don't. I would have preferred only certain parts to have the original writing. Although that is my opinion, I understand why it is written the way it is. If William Shakespeare wrote a book instead of a play, the movie would have modern day words, but it was written as a play, so it is spoken the way the play would have been. I would recommend you see this movie. I would also read the play and watch a different version of the movie. I feel like if you do that you get to see what you think things would look like, and what people interpreted everything to look like. I also feel that if you only read the play and watch one version you have nothing to compare to and some people may prefer another version over the other. I prefer the 1960's version of "Romeo and Juliet" mainly because that is sort of how I pictured the play to look like. I hope this helped you decide if you are going to watch this movie or not.