˜Never was there a story of more woe' than the new Romeo and Juliet. Expecting a passionate whirlwind of tragedy, love and desire, I'm afraid to say that Julian Fellowes' adaptation was anything but. Instead I watched a cheapened, dumbed down, version that failed to inspire a generation with the greatest love story in the English Language. … [Read more...]
Much Ado About Nothing (2012) Review by That Art House Guy
Picture the scene. It's October 2011, and Joss Whedon is taking a holiday from post-production work on The Avengers. Having spent a a lengthy period working on one of the most hotly anticipate movies for years, dealing with the stresses of huge expectations from the legions of fans (and as we know, expectation is the root of all heartache*) and working all the plot strands into … [Read more...]
Coriolanus (2012) review by That Film Dude
When people think of Shakespeare, they usually think of Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet or Macbeth. Coriolanus is not exactly a well-known play, but with any luck Ralph Fiennes' modern update on it will help bring it to more people's attention. Granted, it isn't as good as Hamlet, but then there's very little that is. At the end of the day, there's only so far wrong you can go when … [Read more...]