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Hollywood Schlock, Not worth viewing
For decades folks have been setting the Bard's plays in modern times, and with varying degrees of success. This one fails so badly that more tears will be shed over the poor acting and mangled dialogue than over the actual plot. <
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>Both Romeo and Juliet are in over their heads in this movie. Shakespeare's language can still be spoken in a way that is understandable when its natural rythmns and accents are correctly utilized. DiCappril especially seems to have no idea half the time what the words actually mean that he is speaking. And Claire Danes as "Juliet" is even worse. <
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>The selective editing of the dialogue murders some of the more famous passages of Shakespeare, such as the morning scene debate about whether the lark has sung. The death scene lacks the dialogue and therefore the punch of the original. How anyone could shed a tear over the deaths of this "Romeo and Juliet" is beyond me. And the schlock of the TV announcer announcing the end of the play is poorly done. It could work as an excellent device for the close of the play, but this rendition spoken with no greater degree of involvement than that of a TV reporter, leaves one cold. So much for these "star-crossed lovers." You leave this movie wondering if they really were lovers after all or just two uninteresting actors trying to act as if they were in love. Deserves NO Star!

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Amazing!
This is one of my favorite movies of all-time. The modern setting makes it possible for the everyday person to understand and relate to this classic Shakespeare play. Leonardo DiCaprio does an amazing job portraying Romeo, and I love Harold Perrineau Jr as Mercutio. He add so much life and attitude to the character. This movie is great, I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a good movie to watch. (Except the end is so sad!)

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Loved it
If you don't think this kind of movie idea can work, then you must see it. Yes, everyone knows the story already, and the original text can be very hard to follow, but they managed to make this as interesting to today's youth as i imagine it must have been to the original audience.