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Romeo and Juliet

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Original title: Romeo and Juliet (Romeo & Juliet)
Year: 2013
Running time: 118 min.
Country: Italy
Director: Carlo Carlei
Screenwriter: Julian Fellowes (Theater: William Shakespeare)
Music: Abel Korzeniowski
Cinematography: David Tattersall
Cast: Douglas Booth, Hailee Steinfeld, Paul Giamatti, Ed Westwick, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Christian Cooke, Lesley Manville, Damian Lewis, Stellan Skarsgard, Laura Morante, Tomas Arana
Producer: Co-production Italy-United States;
Amber Entertainment, Indiana Production, Swarovski Entertainment
Genre: Romance. Drama | Romantic Drama
Movie Groups: Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
Synopsis / Plot: Romeo and Juliet are "star crossed lovers". When two enemy families meet, forbidden love ensues. A William Shakespeare classic. Fair Verona, where Romeo (Douglas Booth) of the Montagues meets Juliet (Hailee Steinfeld) of the Capulets and the pair fall in love despite their families’ feud. The course of true love does not run smooth…

Critics' reviews

"Shorn of eroticism, intensity or purpose... it strikes familiar beats in a manner more strained than inspired."

Justin Chang: Variety
"Doomed love will never go out of style, but would it have killed director Carlo Carlei to inject the proceedings with some modern-day aloofness? (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Joshua Rothkopf: Time Out
"A sufficiently entertaining, adamantly old-fashioned adaptation that follows the play's general outline."

Manohla Dargis: The New York Times
"While there is a pleasantness about this faithful Shakespearean reboot, there also is some woeful miscasting and a lukewarm feeling about the straightforward production. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

Claudia Puig: USA Today
"The film's safe approach provides an inviting surface but never risks digging into the material. The lovers are impassioned, but the telling is only lukewarm."

Tim Grierson: Screendaily

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