Baz Luhrmann's production of Romeo & Juliet, He wanted to present
Shakespeare's language in a manner that would make it approachable to audiences of
today. He intended to make no change in the language itself, but to change the
surroundings to make the intention clear for the people of this century. I believe he has
achieved this. As in the settings of the film, Baz Luhrmann manages to make it looks
like Santa Monica on a bad acid trip. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio,
his performance was really good. His effort in this film seems to go beyond his actual
acting, however, young Claire Danes (she was 16) she does a great job of Juliet, being
perhaps the only one to make her lines sound completely natural. Pete Postlethwaite's
Friar Laurence is an also a great actor for his role and the crucifix tattoo on his back
looked awesome. John LeGuizamo's Tybalt is pretentious, but menacing and dangerous,
a nicely judged combination. Mercutio (Harold Perrineau) is entertaining,......
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