Just Fabulous

Rating: 10/10 (17 August 1999)

I honestly think this is one of the best movies I've ever seen. I know it's been panned as being an "Mtv" version of Shakespeare, but to that I say, so what? I mean, yes the movie's done with a fast pace and bright colors that give it a trendy, modern feel, but it also does an amazing job of conveying all the emotions of one of the greatest plays ever written by one of the greatest playwrights who ever lived. I've seen the much-acclaimed 1960s version, and honestly, I was bored. I think the choice of which parts of Shakespeare's work to use was MUCH better in the 1996 version. It seemed to me that the older one left out some of the most beautiful and poetic lines. Claire Danes is insanely talented as Juliet, and Leonardo DiCaprio seems to have been born to play the part of Romeo. Great supporting cast too, especially Mercutio. I highly recommend this film, one of my all-time favorites.