Romeo And Juliet DVD > Reviews > modern shakespear?

Author's product rating:   

Did you enjoy it?	Liked it
Story	Good
Characters / Performances	Satisfactory
Special Effects	Standard
How does it compare to similar films?	Good

Advantages:	a much more modern version
Disadvantages:	the language can be difficult to grasp

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

The famous Shakespearean love story of Romeo & Juliet has been taken from the Elizabethian age & placed into modern day America, set in Verona Beach. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio & Claire Danes, this unusual movie brings Shakespear's greatest love story to life. Romeo's family is constantly fighting with Juliet's family. When Romeo & Juliet meet at a party (arranged for Juliet to meet her future husband,) they can't help but fall in love with each other. With the disagreements between the two families, the love affair is destined to be doomed. Behind their families backs, Romeo & Juliet secretly meet & marry. Things take a turn for the worse when Romeo's friend is killed by Juliet's cousin & Romeo takes revenge. The law is out for Romeo & Juliet is forced to marry the man whom her father chooses. I won't tell you the ending as you will have to watch it to see. Leonardo in his usual good acting takes the role of Romeo to new depths & handles the Shakespearean language well. Claire Danes is an actress I've not come across before, but she portrays Juliet with pure innocence & real feeling. I thourougly enjoyed this film & would like to see more films of this nature turned out from some of Shakespear's other plays.