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Title: Lots of people loved this, but it's SO not for me..
Review: I tried - I really tried to watch this. I couldn't make it - to me, the 'modernization' essentially bastardized a masterful work. I might have given it two stars if the title didn't include 'William Shakespeare's', because it's not. It's so not. Watching Leo (who I like and did okay) and Danes (who I like less and didn't) literally chew on the lines of the bard's classic was excruciating. Lurhman's cinematography is compelling, but (at least in my opinion) mis-applied here. The great works are great for a reason, let's preserve their magic instead of trying to reinvent it.
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