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Romeo And Juliet 1996
is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona but still retaining its original dialogue.
22 March 1935, Ogdensburg, New York, USA
8 January 1955, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
20 June 1956, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
24 May 1974, New York City, New York, USA
17 February 1935, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK
November 01, 2010
Luhrmann would use the same techniques with better results in Moulin Rouge!
August 28, 2002
Puts Shakespeare's greatest romance in a choke-hold and takes it slam-dancing.
July 06, 2010
A slick blast of ''decadence,'' the kind of violent swank-trash music video that may make you feel like reaching for the remote control.
May 12, 2013
Put simply: you're not likely to regard Romeo + Juliet as truly great cinema unless the song "Lovefool" stirs your soul.
February 09, 2006
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.
February 14, 2013
Look back on your first love, without it making you wince.
June 18, 2002
A monumental disaster.
January 25, 2013
One of the liveliest Shakespeare adaps of the past 20 years ...
May 20, 2003
Where is the audience willing to watch a classic play thrown in the path of a subway train?
November 22, 2010
Luhrmann bombards us with startling images, audacious camera tricks and breathtaking action ... [in order to recreate] the overwhelming experience of adolescent love.
January 07, 2014
a fantastic introduction to Shakespeare for the novice and the young
June 11, 2008
Doesn't approach the emotional resonance of Franco Zeffirelli's immensely popular 1968 screen version.
