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May 31, 20184536o rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A beautiful, though abbreviated portrayal of the timeless Shakespeare play. Wonder how many versions of this have been staged and on screen -- thousands, probably. Like the 1968 film, the main actors here are teenagers, which is more accurate -- Juliet, is 14 in the play -- than the usual repertory staging with older actors. Given the petty warfare and personal feuds of Late-Medieval/Renaissance Tuscany, life moved fast and could be over just as fast. Particular shout-out to Hailee Steinfeld's Juliet, whose youthful sweetness co-exists with a necessary resoluteness.