If you are someone who never enjoyed reading Shakespeare, then you probably are not going to enjoy watching this movie. The old english dialogue does not do it any favors. The Romeo & Juliet movie with Leonardo DiCaprio got away with having all that blabber, because they innovated when it came to the time period and modernized it, so it didn't feel like it was such a dated story.
This movie does none of that, and to me, it was just too much Shakespeare. I would have liked to have seen it be a mingling between old and new, but it is not. That's why I say it feels like homework. Like something your literature teacher would make you watch and then have you write a report on; which would, admittedly, still be better than having to write a report on the actual text itself.
The movie itself looks really good. The production value is high and the acting is top notch. The dialogue is just not for me. I can understand what they're talking about, but after every line, it just feels like I'm back in school again, and not in any sort of good way.
This movie does none of that, and to me, it was just too much Shakespeare. I would have liked to have seen it be a mingling between old and new, but it is not. That's why I say it feels like homework. Like something your literature teacher would make you watch and then have you write a report on; which would, admittedly, still be better than having to write a report on the actual text itself.
The movie itself looks really good. The production value is high and the acting is top notch. The dialogue is just not for me. I can understand what they're talking about, but after every line, it just feels like I'm back in school again, and not in any sort of good way.