Romeo And Juliet 1996
is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona but still retaining its original dialogue.
18 May 1941, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
28 May 1979, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
20 June 1956, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
22 March 1935, Ogdensburg, New York, USA
6 April 1969, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
4 August 1982, Plano, Texas, USA
30 November 1968, London, England, UK
10 August 1952, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
7 August 1963, Brooklyn, New York, USA
9 July 1938, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
7 February 1946, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
17 February 1935, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK
12 April 1979, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
1 June 1971, Habana, Cuba
21 January 1974, New York City, New York, USA
15 October 1970, Libertyville, Illinois, USA
30 September 1950, Detroit, Michigan, USA
8 January 1955, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
22 July 1964, Bogotá, Colombia
25 May 1970, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA
13 April 1939, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
January 25, 2013
One of the liveliest Shakespeare adaps of the past 20 years ...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.November 01, 2010
Luhrmann would use the same techniques with better results in Moulin Rouge!May 12, 2013
Put simply: you're not likely to regard Romeo + Juliet as truly great cinema unless the song "Lovefool" stirs your soul.May 20, 2003
Where is the audience willing to watch a classic play thrown in the path of a subway train?January 07, 2014
a fantastic introduction to Shakespeare for the novice and the youngAugust 28, 2002
Puts Shakespeare's greatest romance in a choke-hold and takes it slam-dancing.June 11, 2008
Doesn't approach the emotional resonance of Franco Zeffirelli's immensely popular 1968 screen version.February 14, 2013
Look back on your first love, without it making you wince.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.June 18, 2002
A monumental disaster.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.