From Shakespeare to Punk Rock to MTV

Rating: 2/10 (22 May 2011)

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is the classic love story about two youths who fall in love. The setting is a city called Verona, where two households families fight each other off. One family is called the Capulets and the other is called Montagues. In this modern day adaption of the classic play, it turns out that wasn't fresh enough. The movie starts out pretty fast, with the camera making fast movements when we are introduce by new characters. What I thought would be a modern day version of Romeo and Juliet turned out to be a punk version, MTV hyped up story. The first few minutes of the films went by fast that I though I was seeing this movie in fast-forward mode. After seeing this movie in my freshman classroom, my English teacher said that this movie isn't accurate as the play. It isn't as accurate as the play. As for the performances of Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, those two are perfect, but sometimes I feel that they had too much love scenes that made Leonardo famous. Romeo and Juliet is not the perfect adaption to date. But, for those who are Leonardo DiCaprio fans, this movie is for you. ★★ 2 stars.