Pssst, want to check out ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth in our new look?
Information
- Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 90 min.
- Director
- Mark Brozel
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
- Rating *
- 7.4
- Votes *
- 805
- Checks
- 112
- Favs
- 7
- Dislikes
- 0
- Favs/checks
- 6.3% (1:16)
- Favs/dislikes
- 7:0
Top comments
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Siskoid
Shakespeare Retold doesn't use the language, but the plot structures of the Bard to retell four of his plays. This could have been disastrous given that plot wasn't a Bardian gift, but it holds up amazingly well. The only included tragedy, MacBeth set in a 3-star restaurant, shows why this format works better for comedies because it starts out as unduly funny (the Gordon Ramsey reference is hilarious). There's a patent ridiculouslessness to setting these stories in contemporary settings and it hampers the story, though extremely strong performances do save it eventually. It works as a piece of Shakespearean film noir. 7 years 4 months ago