MTV does Shakespeare

Rating: 4/10 (30 November 1999)

What a sad day it is when the Capulets destroy gas stations and Romeo smokes cigarettes. This new version, in a poor imitation of the 'MTV cross-cutting' style, makes a terrible mess of Shakespeare's classic. The direction is a joke, the editing is ridiculous, and the actors are vacant of any comprehension of the characters. In other words, this is pure trash. See Zeffirelli's 1968 version instead.