This is a music version of the classic Shakespeare play with new music from writer director Timothy Scott Bogart. It is th first of a trilogy (according to the press material I have) aiming to tell the real story of the lovers and covers the story in Shakespeares tale
Big and flashy this is an inoffensive retelling of the tale that seems a bit less bloody than other versions. It’s an amusing romp where some veteran English actors such as Dereck Jacobi can chew scenery in the scenes.
And I do mean this is a romp since the film is brightly colored, has big flashy production numbers and shows signs of the creators having seen the theatrical smash & JULIET and having seen THE GREATEST SHOWMAN a few too man times (some of the songs sound like there are borrows.)
Truthfully I enjoyed myself. Normally I hate this story of young love gone amok (I mean how many people die over a week when the wrong people meet?) but this time out of the box it’s good enough that I had a good time. How did that happen?
While I don’t think you will remember this a week or so after seeing it, it is still a good time at the movies and is definitely worth a look.
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