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Title: An absolute tragedy!
Review: Updating or modernizing a masterpiece is always a daunting task. Who remembers, for example, Mozart's re-orchestration of Handel's "Messiah"? For whatever reason, many people seem to think that re-writing or re-staging or re-plotting the Bard should be encouraged -- even in the most bizarre of directions. There have been some successes: "West Side Story" is a brilliant work of art. "The Lion King" is essentially "Hamlet" with a happy ending. (I'll let others decide if this was a good idea or not.)But this "Romeo and Juliet" is an absolute disaster; an embarrassment; and would have the Bard spinning in his grave. Words cannot begin to describe how much I loathed this film.Some re-makes work.This one did not.
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