With its strong cast headed by Sam Worthington, the result is a gripping and sharply crafted film layered with emotional density.
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10/11/06
Macbeth (2007)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:19
Rotten:22
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: A new take on Macbeth relies too heavily on nudity and violence, and ends up looking like a campy 1970s horror movie.
Synopsis: With his fourth film, Australian director Geoffrey Wright attempts to contemporize a Shakespeare classic. Featuring Elizabethan dialogue in the midst of an urban and violent modern-day setting,... [More]
Starring: Sam Worthington, Victoria Hill, Lachy Hulme, Gary Sweet
Director: Geoffrey Wright
Reviews for Macbeth
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01/08/09
The play's power has been diluted by questionable editing, an overload of blandly stylized violence and the conspicuous suspicion that this whole thing is the predictable result of catering to base commercial instincts.
01/14/08
Something weakened this way comes, you could say.
08/16/07
It’s probably best not to look too deep for meaning.
08/10/07
Grunge and slickness substitute for eeriness or any hint of psychological terror.
07/27/07
The film has the over-stylized sheen of a car commercial peopled by actors decked out like brooding fashion models.
07/26/07
Top CriticWright directs it with straight-faced conviction.
07/13/07
This Macbeth is true to the ugly-hearted original. No one is redeemed by gore, or absolved of madness. Nor do lines sound any less sublime when channeled through underlings and overlords.
07/13/07
Top CriticThis is both an exciting thriller and a worthy addition to the canon of Shakespearean cinema.
07/13/07
By the prickling of my thumbs/Something crappy this way comes
07/13/07
After a few early spins in his grave, Shakespeare may end up grudgingly respectful
07/13/07
This modern-day Australian adaptation of the Scottish play is thrillingly deranged, although it's also rather pretentious.
07/13/07
Flawed but enjoyable adaptation with some good ideas balanced against occasionally amateurish direction and unintentionally amusing pronunciation.
07/13/07
There are good performances, smart direction and dark-hued photography that's impressive. But it would be surprising if this Macbeth were to bring people back to Shakespeare proper, as it intends.
07/13/07
Light touches are counterbalanced by some heavy-footed acting and a streak of leaden literal-mindedness.
07/13/07
Sadly, the delivery does not always match the magnificence of Shakespeare’s words and the film relies much too heavily on brutal violence for its drama.
07/13/07
FAST-paced and flashy, this contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s bloodiest play catches the eye but never engages the heart like it should.
07/13/07
Ultimately, though, it's just a load of sound and fury, indifferently played by a Neighbours-lite cast and fatally compromised by graphic violence that makes Roman Polanski's 1971 version seem tame by comparison. Strewth…
07/13/07
Double, double toil and trouble, handgun burn and jacuzzi indifferently percolate.
07/13/07
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