a study in bad acting

Rating: 2/10 (24 October 2001)

This is the worst reading of Shakespeare I've seen since my high school drama days. Leonardo DiCaprio gets particularly low marks. Actually, I think the cocky teenager who played Romeo in my high school production was better than this. I'm not wild about "modern" settings of Shakespeare, but some have been done very well and have been highly effective. This production does not fall into that class.
For an outstanding film version of the play, see the 1968 Zeffirelli production. I saw that version when it first came out and was blown away by the beauty and energy of the film.