Most gripping Shakespeare

Rating: 10/10 (22 April 2006)

I was really surprised how good this film was, when i first saw it i found myself getting bored. However when i saw it the second time i was gripped. Even though it used Shakespearean language i found that i could follow the dialogue. Leonardo Dicaprio was fantastic in this film, a very believable character and i found the violence, as brutal as it was, very necessary. I was also really happy that Juliets character wasn't as melodramatic as she always seems to be and also less innocent. As weird as it is i find the opening scene, after the reporter on the t.v, one of my favourite scenes. The way it is presented is astounding, the music, the text and the speech it great. The way they incorporated the story into a modern setting is so clever and even though they use the Shakespearean language i didn't find it out of place. Overall i found this film truly remarkable and a certain classic.