Grand Theft Auto: The Movie......by William Shakespeare

Rating: 1/10 (26 March 2012)

If you want a Romeo and Juliet film, this is not for you. If you want Grand Theft Auto:The Movie, this is the film for you.
Admittedly, the cast is great and boasts superb performances from the young leads Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. Other than that, this is horrible and Shakespeare would probably roll in his grave if he knew his most famous play would lead to THIS!! Shakespeare dialogue in a modern setting just does'nt work. It comes off as corny and cheesy. Any attempt to reinvent Shakespeare falls flat. The violence is excessive and comes off as more of a Grand Theft Auto game than anything Shakespeare could have done. The direction and editing is all over the place and it seems like Baz Luhrman did'nt know what to do with the camera. Visuals are put before the soul of the romance. This film tries so hard to be hip, cool, and badass that it loses grasp of the story and ends up with a disaster.