There has been a lot of movie interpretations over the years of this classic story of love and loss some are classics like the 1968 film and some are simple made for TV movies and mini series that while not great still manage to entertain and do the story some justice but this movie interpretation of the famous play by Shakespeare has absolutely no redeeming qualitys.
The leading roles of Romeo & Juliet are played by (Douglas Booth) and (Hailee Steinfeld) who are both talented young actors and have had many roles before and after this movie but here they just fail to bring any real passion to their roles as the star crossed lovers with no real chemistry between them and blank expressions and mono tone voices throughout the movie they are just so easily forgettable in their roles that it's hard to feel anything for the characters in the movies sad climax.
The costumes and makeup are much too clean and tidy making the swordplay and duelling scenes look laughably posh when Mercutio is stabbed by Tybalts blade he looks more concerned about the blood stains on his white shirt.
The only actor in this poor excuse for a movie that is perfectly cast is (Paul Giamatti) as Friar Laurence his performance is the best in the movie and he fits the character perfectly it's just a shame it's this adaptation of Romeo & Juliet he's involved in.
I don't recommend watching this movie especially if your a fan of this classic story there are far better movie adaptations of Romeo & Juliet out there than this I personally recommend the classic 1968 film staring Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting.
The leading roles of Romeo & Juliet are played by (Douglas Booth) and (Hailee Steinfeld) who are both talented young actors and have had many roles before and after this movie but here they just fail to bring any real passion to their roles as the star crossed lovers with no real chemistry between them and blank expressions and mono tone voices throughout the movie they are just so easily forgettable in their roles that it's hard to feel anything for the characters in the movies sad climax.
The costumes and makeup are much too clean and tidy making the swordplay and duelling scenes look laughably posh when Mercutio is stabbed by Tybalts blade he looks more concerned about the blood stains on his white shirt.
The only actor in this poor excuse for a movie that is perfectly cast is (Paul Giamatti) as Friar Laurence his performance is the best in the movie and he fits the character perfectly it's just a shame it's this adaptation of Romeo & Juliet he's involved in.
I don't recommend watching this movie especially if your a fan of this classic story there are far better movie adaptations of Romeo & Juliet out there than this I personally recommend the classic 1968 film staring Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting.