Ah, What Doth the Producers Think They're Doing?

Rating: 7/10 (14 February 2000)

Well, first the good things about this movie. First of all, the acting quality is really good. Unlike, say, the Man in Iron Mask, DiCaprio managed to potray himself as a anguished, sensitive rich guy with a tormented heart. Like most other guys, I despise him, but I do appreciate good acting. The same goes to Claire Danes and the rest of the cast. The special effects, music and sound is also top notch. Kudos on that. I've watched the movie over and over again. Now for the bad things. First of all, I would rather have a revised dialog, instead of taking the lines straight out of the book. I mean, how many average-intelligent teenagers know the meaning of "wherefore" (it means "why") and other old English words? Of course, some of the memorable lines ("a rose by any other name would smell as sweet") shouldn't be changed. But otherwise, please, not everyone has a degree in English literature. As my linguistically-challenged friend said to me, "this movie doth sucketh". Well, that's all.