A major disappointment

Rating: Null/10 (14 July 1999)

I thought I was going to enjoy this film when I rented it and I realized that I had wasted my $3 in renting this flick.
I did not see Romeo and Juliet at all in the film. I only saw Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.
Instead of original costumes, everyone's wearing Hawaiian T-shirts and stuff we wear everyday.
The Prince, who is portrayed as a police officer, dismissed a public brawl between the Montagues and the Capulets (beginning scene). If he was a real police officer, arrests would've been made.
Claire Danes' portrayal of Juliet was mediocre. She didn't have enough feeling, especially in the balcony scene.
If you want to see a REAL performance of "Romeo and Juliet," rent the 1968 version directed by Franco Zefferelli and narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier.