Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

eshakalikiri I'm a broadway lover. Really, that's why I watched this. Despite this, I wasn't really into Shakespeare, but this one just swept me away. It's honestly a great story with an intricate plot and passionate love story. I highly recommend this if you love the arts. But please do yourself a favor and avoid this if your more into action/adventure or are really emotional, because this story line was overall really sad.

JelenaG890 I'm not a purist when it comes to films based on classic literature, but this "Romeo and Juliet" is overall lacking in its execution. I think the problem is it doesn't really feel like Romeo and Juliet, because it only uses some of the lines from the play. They could have been any two teenagers from rival families in period costumes who fell in love and spoke to one another. They could have changed the names to Robert and Julia, and it would have made sense. Slapping Shakespeare's name on this film was completely misleading. The acting isn't terrible, and I don't think Hailee Steinfeld was as bad as people say she was, but this isn't a film I'd watch again either.

Kirpianuscus this is the general impression. an aesthetic show. the seductive Douglas Booth, the nice Hailee Steinfeld, Stellan Skarsgard as symbolic presence, Damian Lewis using sketch of acting. a cast for all the tastes. conventional show who could have a small sin - Shakespeare is rarely present in it. or his play is only pretext for a new adaptation who could be interesting for aesthetically reasons but who remains to far by expectations of viewer. because it say nothing. it is only a version for the new decade, out of comparison with any other adaptation. a blank adaptation. like a homework. its purpose is , maybe , noble but Shakespeare represents more than pretty faces, and a sculpture workshop, nice costumes and bright. it represents emotion. and acting. each at not the high level in this case

Gemma Hickey After watching this latest film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet the first question that came to mind was 'did we actually need another film adaptation of this play?'In my opinion the answer is no, that Baz Luhrmanns 1996 Romeo and Juliet was enough and captured this classic love story in a way that this 2013 adaptation could not do. This film was really unnecessary and doesn't make us think of the play in a different way. It almost does this magnificent play injustice. This film adaption displayed such a beautiful tragic love story in such a straightforward, dull manner. There was nothing captivating and interesting about this version at all and that was disappointing. In this adaptation Fellows rewrites the dialogue in an attempt to modernize Shakespeare's language. The film consists of both modern day English and Shakespearean English. This then results in a disjunct between the language and the setting as the director chose to set this play in a traditional old-fashioned way. His attempt at combining Shakespearean English with modern day English is shocking and quite difficult to watch. The setting of the play is almost magical though and this partially makes up for the unusual language arrangement. The film was shot in Verona, the original setting of the play. This makes the film more realistic to watch and not to mention how breathtaking and beautiful the scenes were. The costumes along with the setting are one of the few aspects of the film that I actually liked. The costumes are elegant, beautiful and quite elaborate allowing the characters to fit right in with the traditional setting. In my opinion there has been more far too much emphasis placed on the visual aspect of this film than the actual acting itself.If you ask me the director and casting crew made a huge mistake during the casting process as the actors playing Romeo and Juliet were not suited to their roles. There was a clear lack of chemistry between the two and that is devastating to watch as this film is supposed to tell one of the greatest love stories ever written. This lack of chemistry has a lot to do with the huge age difference between Douglas Booth (Romeo) and Halie Steinfeld (Juliet). During filming Halie Steinfeld was only fifteen while Douglas Booth was nineteen years old. This age gap can make the audience feel quite uncomfortable and slightly awkward as there are quite a few intimate scenes between the pair. Even though there are constant gazes exchanged between the two and endless close-ups of them together the chemistry is just not there and no amount of editing and camera work can fix that. I may seem harsh in my critique of this film but as this is one of my favourite plays I can't help but be very critical. This adaptation just didn't live up to my expectations of what a Romeo and Juliet film should be like. The poor casting and unusual language made the film hard to watch and overall I was quite disappointed. If it wasn't for the exceptionally beautiful setting and the elegant costumes which look as though they came straight from a fairytale then this film would be a complete disaster.