Attempted, but failed

Rating: 4/10 (6 May 2003)

Perhaps I saw this film a few years too late, but it did not really affect me that much. I found the chance in the time and place that the story takes place rather boring and it did nothing for the movie as an experience. I got the feeling that it was just an attempt to draw interest from the media and public, rather than to bring something new to the story. Acting is rather nice, but it was hard to see diCaprio as Romeo - again, a rising, if not famous, boy-actor was used just to draw attention to the flick. I'd recommend some older version of the story, if not the original written story, for those who find the story interesting... 4/10