Romeo And Juliet 2014
Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad take on the title characters in a modern adaptation of the timeless classic, Romeo and Juliet. This Broadway stage production is being broadcast in movie theaters.
8 November 1954, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
28 October 1978, Columbus, Georgia, USA
27 April 1963, Valley Stream, New York, USA
10 February 1983, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
22 October 1988, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
18 March 1961, Brooklyn, New York, USA
11 December 1986, New York City, New York, USA
17 November 1951, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
April 03, 2014
OK, it's not Baz Luhrmann-inventive, but Bloom's playful Romeo and Condola Rashad's sweetly virginal Juliet are beautiful to watch.
March 28, 2014
The lovers' first scene together is moving, while performances by Jayne Houdyshell (the nurse) and Christian Camargo (Mercutio) growl with intelligence.
April 07, 2014
Competent rather than vivid or compelling.
March 06, 2014
The director does a good job finding the shallow notes of youth and fleshing some humour from these old bones, but the burning love nut never gets roasted to perfection.
March 31, 2014
The thoughtful translation from the Broadway boards to the cinema screen and well-chosen leads makes this for a better than average adaptation.
April 01, 2014
Shakespeare wrote Juliet as 13, Romeo a little older. But surely not as old as Orlando Bloom, 36, when he made his Broadway debut in the role last year?
