FAST-paced and flashy, this contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s bloodiest play catches the eye but never engages the heart like it should.
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07/13/07
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Macbeth (2007)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:19
Rotten:22
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: A new take on Macbeth relies too heavily on nudity and violence, and ends up looking like a campy 1970s horror movie.
Theatrical Release:Jun 15, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: With his fourth film, Australian director Geoffrey Wright attempts to contemporize a Shakespeare classic. Featuring Elizabethan dialogue in the midst of an urban and violent modern-day setting,... [More]
Starring: Sam Worthington, Victoria Hill, Lachy Hulme, Gary Sweet
Director: Geoffrey Wright
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Reviews for Macbeth
Sadly, the delivery does not always match the magnificence of Shakespeare’s words and the film relies much too heavily on brutal violence for its drama.
07/13/07
After a few early spins in his grave, Shakespeare may end up grudgingly respectful
07/13/07
This is both an exciting thriller and a worthy addition to the canon of Shakespearean cinema.
07/13/07
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01/08/09
Unfortunately, ‘Romper Stomper’ director Geoffrey Wright’s take on the play fails to do it justice: both lumpen and flashy, it convinces neither as drama nor as stylistic exercise.
07/12/07
This Macbeth is true to the ugly-hearted original. No one is redeemed by gore, or absolved of madness. Nor do lines sound any less sublime when channeled through underlings and overlords.
07/13/07
Successful on a visual level, but fails to fully import the play into the modern era.
06/14/07
this production gives The Sopranos a run for the money when it comes to blood-laden butchery. Not once but twice does this Macbeth saunter about splattered with hemoglobin from head to foot, looking very Carrie-like, post-bucket spilling.
07/04/07
The rush into gunfights and car chases pushes the text in all the wrong directions.
07/05/07
Shakespeare will be giving it two thumbs up! A venerable, rather captivating effort that is rather refreshing in these recycled times.
09/09/06
Something weakened this way comes, you could say.
08/16/07
A tacky mix of neon lights and bare skin.
07/13/07
It's directed as if by some mad Goth disco queen, utterly tweaked on crystal meth.
07/05/07
Poetic but bleekly pessimistic version of the Danish tragedy.
07/13/07
There are good performances, smart direction and dark-hued photography that's impressive. But it would be surprising if this Macbeth were to bring people back to Shakespeare proper, as it intends.
07/13/07
Grunge and slickness substitute for eeriness or any hint of psychological terror.
07/27/07
Good-looking and well-meaning, this Macbeth falls some way short of its intentions, but nevertheless breathes glamorous and sadistic new life into an old story.
07/13/07
The film disintegrates into an over-the-top 1970s horror.
07/13/07
The play's power has been diluted by questionable editing, an overload of blandly stylized violence and the conspicuous suspicion that this whole thing is the predictable result of catering to base commercial instincts.
01/14/08
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