Unbelievably Moving

Rating: 10/10 (30 December 2019)

This film touches me emotionally more than almost any other.
It is hugely underrated, as many reviews have before said. I can say with confidence that this is one of my favourite adaptations of one of the best stories ever made.
Hats off to Baz Luhrmann's brave, unconventionam, and highly-dramatised methods of directing; hats off to Armstrong's phenomenal musical soundtrack; hats off to every single one of the actors (particularly our main two lovers, and Pete Postlethwaite as the Friar). But above all, hats off to the ability this film has to entice you in by the throat, and make you care about the characters in ways you will never expect. Mark my words: you may know the ending of this classic story, but this film's ending will still crush you, no matter how far in advance you can foreshadow it.