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William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996) |
| 120 reviews |
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Film rated 3.5 / 5
(Chick rating: 3.6 / 5)
(Guy rating: 3.5 / 5)
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| Baz + Shakespeare = Travesty. |
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| Romeo + Juliet = Modern travesty. |
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| Shakespeare for MTV generation. |
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| Shakespeare live-action coloring book. |
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| Paint-by-numbers Shakespeare. |
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| Typical Luhrmann, adrenaline inducing. |
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| Family's vendetta ends badly. |
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| Shakespeare music video style? |
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| Shakespeare meets MTV generation. |
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| Shakespeare with California flair. |
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| Aussie tilt at Shakespeare. |
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| DiCaprio insults a Capulet. |
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| Luhrmann's made Shakespeare rock! |
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| Leo's lover kills herself. |
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| Hyperactive Bazzed-up Shakespeare. |
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| Baz's Shakespeare with guns. |
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| Capulets carry around Colts. |
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| Radiohead and Shakespeare collaborate. |
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| Non-gentlemen of Verona Beach |
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| Luhrmann gunning for Shakespeare. |
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| Shakespeare's dialogue, Luhrmann's visuals. |
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| Shakespeare's tragedy gets trippy. |
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| Guns = Swords, doesn't work. |
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| Baz takes on Shakespeare. |
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| Desiree's haunting 'Kissing You'. |
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| Luhrmann's masterful intertextual achievement. |
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| Shakespeare translator adds ammo. |
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| Ecstasy taking Romeo parties. |
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| Mercutio dances night away. |
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| Shakespeare meets modern suburbia. |
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| Shakespeare shines, Luhrmann luminescent. |
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| Shines despite Danes, DiCaprio. |
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| 'Capuleted' Danes to stardom. |
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| Romeo resides rough neighborhood. |
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| Ancient teenage tragedy updated. |
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| Movie dies before youths. |
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| Non-musical 'West Side Story'. |
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| Xtreme Romeo caps Capulet. |
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| DiCaprio, Danes spoil potential. |
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| Shakespeare goes disco baroque! |
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| Vision through fish tank. |
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| Mexican Shakespeare with guns. |
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| Drugs, guns, crappy English. |
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| Multiracial Capulets dislike 'outsiders'? |
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| DiCaprio speaks traditional Shakespearean. |
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| Luhrmann makes Bard film. |
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| Leo laments comatose Claire. |
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| Leo romances great Danes. |
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| Daggers now semi-automatic. |
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| Fatal Fed-ex foil fairytale. |
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| Mercutio deals drugs, dies. |
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| Star-crossed lovers pine, die. |
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| Postal delay buggers teens. |
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| Romeo, Romeo, wherefore ... bang. |
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| Gun-toting teens waste Shakespeare. |
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| Shakespeare with automatic weapons. |
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| Luhrman punches up Shakespeare. |
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| Shakespeare sponsored by NRA. |
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| Luhrmann directs modernised Bard. |
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| Shakespeare 'busts a cap'. |
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| DiCaprio in AussieCanuck's role. |
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| Baz destroys timeless masterpiece. |
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| Romeo, Juliet D.Claire love. |
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| Bard Luhr(mann)ed into modernity. |
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