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Genres:
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Crime /
Drama /
Romance
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Release:
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Director:
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Baz Luhrmann
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Actors:
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Leonardo DiCaprio,
Claire Danes,
John Leguizamo,
Harold Perrineau,
Pete Postlethwaite,
Paul Sorvino,
Brian Dennehy,
Paul Rudd,
Vondie Curtis-Hall,
Miriam Margolyes,
Jesse Bradford,
M. Emmet Walsh,
Zak Orth,
Jamie Kennedy,
Dash Mihok
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Duration:
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120 min.
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Rating:
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(6.9/10)123.5
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Plot Summary:
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Venerable story of Romeo and Juliet, set in a fresh-day megalopolis of Verona Littoral. The Montagues and Capulets are two feuding families, whose children meet and flop start in love. They have to hide their love from the world because they separate that their parents will not allow them to be together. There are obstacles on the way, Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, and Romeo's friend Mercutio, and many fights. But although it is regulate in newfangled times, it is still the same ceaseless fib of the "star crossed lovers".
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Tags:
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Yes boy
OK. This film is anything but orthodox. But forget that crap. The fact is that this movie is brilliant; it is really funny, really over the top, and really romantic in all the right places. Okay so Leo is in it, but we'll forgive them because Claire Danes is also in it, who is great and quite simply stunning. Oh and she's a decent actress too. The director has some interesting ideas, I especially liked the idea of putting the 'two households both alike in dignity' bit being aired on a news channel, made me smile (ignore the west midlands fool). Basically, this is a really bloody good fun flick, which really is the best reason to watch any film, right?
Romeo and Juliet - dazzling spectacular
This is one of the most colourful, dazzling, high voltage films I have ever seen. The soundtrack is amazing, and the modern setting of this Shakesperian classic is a piece of genius by director Baz Luhrman. The fight scenes between Montagues and Capulets must be seen. Tybalt and Mercutio are played superbly and steal the show from Dicaprio and Danes, whose performances are sometimes lacking. Dicaprios delivery of the balcony speech is particulary poor and Danes often seems reluctant during love scenes. However, these discrepencies cannot spoil this dramatic and high octane retelling of the greatest love story ever told. Terrific work and vision from Baz Luhrman who should have won an Oscar for such innovative and daring work.As one critic put it, this film is 'Shakespere for the Tarint...
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