Rotten
A slick blast of ''decadence,'' the kind of violent swank-trash music video that may make you feel like reaching for the remote control.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Romeo + Juliet
My only love sprung from my only hate.
1996 · 2h · PG-13
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Baz Luhrmann
Overview
In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.
Director and cast
- Baz Luhrmann Director
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo
- Claire Danes as Juliet
- Jesse Bradford as Balthasar
- Vondie Curtis-Hall as Captain Prince
- Brian Dennehy as Ted Montague
- John Leguizamo as Tybalt
- Miriam Margolyes as Nurse
- Harold Perrineau as Mercutio
- Christina Pickles as Caroline Montague
- Pete Postlethwaite Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
74%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Doesn't approach the emotional resonance of Franco Zeffirelli's immensely popular 1968 screen version.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Fresh
Luhrmann's gleefully cinematic version of the play is so relentlessly inventive and innovative, it takes 20 minutes to get a grasp on how appropriate is his approach to the material.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Rotten
Where is the audience willing to watch a classic play thrown in the path of a subway train?
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
Puts Shakespeare's greatest romance in a choke-hold and takes it slam-dancing.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
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