Great, but different

Rating: 10/10 (15 February 2003)

Baz Lurhmann's rendition of Romeo and Juliet is one of my favorite movies, althoguh it is not completely true to the play itself. Many important elements of the original play are left out, such as Romeo killing Paris. Many lines are left out, but the movie overall catches the theme of the classic love story/tragedy. Leonardo DiCaprio is an amazing Romeo, and Claire Danes does a very good job as Juliet. The interpretation of the nurse is very different then what I first imagined it would be when I started reading the play, but it works. I love how the play was modernized to attract the youth of today. I know I loved it! Some people might not like this movie, ie: people who do not like change. But, if you are like me and you like modern culture and Shakespeare, then you will probably enjoy this.