As neither a huge fan nor aficionado of Shakespeare, I think I was always going to struggle with this one. Ultimately this bored me. Strong performances all round (especially Jon Snow!) were not enough to hold my interest. I have enjoyed previous modern adaptations of Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet, Richard III with Ian McKellen) but this failed to hit the mark with me. I can see why this isn't one of his big hitting plays...the plot is light. I guess it is more of a character assessment but I didn't get that from this film.
Definitely one for true Shakespeare lovers
Score: 4/10
Yep - a bit of a let down. Going for BIG staging - which was completely let down by having the same meagre 'crowd'. Vanessa Regrave was fab and some of the richness of language excellent - but ultimately unmoving because of a lead character with such selfish motives I had no time for him.
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