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Title: Why modernize a timeless classic ... again?
Review: Take a timeless classic, set somewhere in the 1500s and modernize it to the 20th century. I'm not sure what the purpose of doing this is ... maybe to entice teeny boppers to appreciate brilliant literature with a big box office draw like Leonardo DiCaprio! That's probably why I couldn't get into this movie. Shakespeare would roll over in his grave! No one would believe that anyone talks like that in this day and age. I think that if a retelling of Romeo and Juliet had to be done, put it in modern-age language. This cannot compare to Zefferelli's version (1968) or West Side Story (1961), nor would I try. Even Leo couldn't save this one.
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