Shakespeare messed up!

Rating: 1/10 (19 October 2010)

The film is based on one of William Shakespeare's plays about two rival families and one from each family falling in love and their relationship basically causes controversy between the groups. Baz Luhrmann's film is a basic modern version of the Shakespearean play, but the film itself does not work. Luhrmann uses modern clothes and weapons etc, but he has kept the Shakespearean dialogue. The dialogue and the modern elements do not mix together well. The acting is dreadful and immature and the fight scenes are badly choreographed. Nice try for a modern version Luhrmann, but West Side Story is better than this one. Message; Luhrmann shouldn't touch Shakespeare.