Perfectly adorable

Brilliant and touching

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

As Shakespeare Month finally comes to a close, I'm eager to say that this film wasn't as bad for me as a lot of other movies. Honestly, unless it's being updated into modern times or it has seals or garden gnomes, it's hard to tell the difference between "Romeo And Juliet" versions. These are the kinds of movies the people at Channel Awesome don't tackle, because they can't handle Shakespeare. This is even a lackluster film. The worst thing is probably the pacing and how it's too long. Then again, I really didn't think it was an awful movie.I mean, it told the basic story of Romeo and Juliet. It just didn't do anything new with the material. When we've seen this play being remade with so many talented actors, that can become a huge flaw. It's just a basic retelling where there's really nothing to get happy or angry about. I guess Shakespeare is so good that even some of the lesser adaptations are at least sometimes watchable. Hey, it's September! You know what that means? Giant Monster Month! **1/2

I love the movie, it had a great cast but,at the beginning they didn't even really know each other and they kissed. Hailee Steinfeld and Douglas Booth did an amazing job playing those roles, you could feel their emotions which is important in these types of movies. The last scene was so incredibly well put together, they really showed how their love had affected their families(Capulet and Monteigue). I thought the costumes were great and all the actors played their roles very well. Btw, the hairstyles were perfect! It is amazing how the love of two people affected everyone around them. Shakespeare is an amazing writer, this story is absolutely amazing, who would've thought of something like this? I think that Hailee Steinfeld and Douglas Booth did an amazing job at portraying the characters and the love that Romeo and Juliet have. The lady-in-waiting, the Capulet king and queen, Paris, Vivolio, Tybalt and Romeo's father all acted their parts extremely well and couldn't of done it better.Overall, I thought the movie really reflected the story of Romeo and Juliet, it was great!

or only decent. its virtue is not the acting - with few exceptions- or the Shakespeare's adaptation. its virtue is not the ambition to give a new Romeo and Juliet ignoring, too easy, the force, the flavor, the precision of the original.its virtue is not the slices of Zeffirelli 's version who are the subject of comparison. its good part is the wall of old buildings, costumes, Paul Giamatti. and the lead actors for youth, beauty and the good intentions. is it enough ? maybe not. but it could be a beginning. because , in fact, it is only an exercise. the play remains for each reader. the film remains only a proposition. so, a beautiful film. or only decent. nice. and far to be a real masterpiece. enjoy it !

It's William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, only it's not really. I'm willing to buy into it if it's done well. Julian Fellowes is trying to simplify the words to be understandable for the modern audience. This feels clunky. There is a musicality to Shakespeare's words which is mostly lost in this version. It just feels wrong.I was actually very fascinated with Hailee Steinfeld who did such a solid job in 'True Grit'. This would be a younger Juliet in the similar vain as Franco Zeffirelli's version. Although she doesn't impress in this, she wasn't the big problem for me. I kept looking at pretty boy Douglas Booth as Romeo. I couldn't stop noticing his tween dreamy idolization of the character. He is like an Abercrombie ad. He's very beautiful and very two dimensional. There are some interesting actors at work here. Paul Giamatti does some good work. I also like Kodi Smit-McPhee. The Italian locations look beautiful. However it is all a bit wasted in a movie full of little annoying problems.