Wow...

Rating: 1/10 (21 November 2007)

this movie was terrible. It's the play that has been around for decades, and could quite possibly be one of the most recognized love stories in the history of man. Having said that, it could also possibly be one of the most Boring films ever made and then, they go and make a modernized version of the film?? I don't know weather they meant for this to be a smash hit, or if their intent was to just bore the audience to death. h'm Let's discuss the plot. The film starts off with a street brawl between the two feuding families Capulet, and Montague. The prince soon breaks this up and declares that "lives will pay the forfeit of the piece". The film continues on until Romeo meets Juliet at the Capulet ball. After the two lovers meet, and fall in love they decide to plan a secret marriage. But it's not long before their plans are skewed after Romeo is banished from Verona for killing Tybalt, who killed Mercutio  a close friend of Romeos'. The secret affairs and family conflicts in both films eventually lead to tragedy. In the 1968 film of Romeo and Juliet directed by Franco Zeffirelli, the character of romeo and Juliet are played by Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey along with John McEnery as Mercutio, Michael York as Tybalt and Bruce Robinson as Benvolio. The acting in this film is terrible to say the least. Both Romeo and Juliet seemed superficial and immature, and the acting was always either overdone or underdone. I realize that it is a very dramatic style, but it was just excruciating to watch. I found it hard to respect a Juliet that would hide behind the nurse like a toddler, while lord Capulet yelled at her. While some people enjoy this type of acting (pause, look at James) I found that the drama was overdone to the point where it was unwatchable. Despite the fact that I also despise the modernized film, I would certainly recommend the newer film over this one. I don't think the film worked at all.
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