Oh Dear.

Rating: 1/10 (3 November 2007)

As someone who enjoyed the original film and thoroughly enjoyed reading the book, my honest opinion is that this version fails miserably no matter how you look at it. If it was meant to appeal to those who know and love the story (myself included) then in my opinion it fails because of the attempt to bring it into the present day.
If on the other hand it was meant to appeal to a younger generation and to perhaps introduce Shakespeare to a whole new audience then it surely fails on the grounds that the original script is kept despite the modern day setting. Do both, or do neither.
For me, and for both my son and daughter, this was a film that was a real struggle to get through.
Short and sweet, but honest.