Poor

Rating: 4/10 (9 January 2012)

We studied this movie last year in English and I have to say, I did not find it as interesting, as well done or as breathtaking as many others who I know that have watched it. If you loved this movie, please hear me out before accusing me of being a hater or anything like that. 1. The action scenes were overdone. Luhrmann tries much too hard to make the action scenes that of a blockbuster, using over the top acting and unnecessary high angle shots. 2. I am the first to say that Shakespeare was a genius, but I thought that the inclusion of the original text did not go hand in hand with the modern day style of the film very well. 3. Claire Danes is far from impressive in the role of Juliet. 4. I found the almost incestuous relationship between Tybalt and Juliet's mother a little weird and stupid, really. However, there were some redeeming factors to this otherwise poor film 1. Leonardo DiCaprio acts well. 2. The costume design is done tastefully 3. Radiohead is in the soundtrack. All up, I found the film a poor representation of William Shakespeare's iconic classic.