content: This rendition of Shakespear's masterpiece is a bitter failure. The dialogue was awkwardly American. De Caprio has no business as Romeo. He has the look but not the artistic elegance. Danes is simply not attractive, but at least some of her lines were done with style and emotion. So, what's the bottom line? This remake was a mistake. The 1968 version is pure magic. I know the film was catering to the MTV generation, but it simply did not work. In fact, it failed miserably.