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Rating: 5/10 (31 March 2003)

Leonardo DiCaprio and Clare Danes run a tight race for the Saddest Ever Attempt at Acting prize, but their competition can't ruin, and barely dims, the brilliant audacity of Baz Luhrmann's contemporary conception of this dramatic warhorse.
The genius update should be thrilling for any Shakespeare fan who's not a total snob. The flashy hipness should be a revelation for any teen who's been bored to tears in English class.
John Leguezamo and Chris Rock kick serious booty.