Perry Kate Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Married Baby Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

Hitchcoc I have avoided this version for a long time. Having been brought up on the Franco Zefferelli version with Whiting and Hussey, I've always rejected one where the characters are much too old. But once one gets past that limitation, this moves quite well. And, there certainly are some spectacular set designs. The lines are delivered in a rather unemotional and mature way. Perhaps that works against the message. But the studio system put these heavyweights in play because of the big contracts. Once thing. Andy Devine! Still, the spectacle works and it is a truly sad ending.

Jithin K Mohan With a huge production for the time and being extremely faithful to the source material, there is little to distinguish this from a stage play and the actors don't help in that matter either. From the actors being too old for the roles, there are a lot of factors that make this very dated.

Eric Stevenson Well, what can you really say about the first feature length film adaptation of one of the most famous stories of all time? The ageless classic of star crossed lovers comes to the big screen for the first time. There's very little to even say as everyone knows the story. Really, there's still spoilers here? There were no major changes from the original Shakespeare play. It figures, seeing as how it was the first of its kind. The atmosphere is quite good in this movie. All of the actors and actresses know their parts well.This version was just a tad over two hours long and the pacing was quite good. It's a shame I'm not familiar with any of the actors in this. Interesting bit of trivia. When Juliet says, "Wherefore Art Thou, Romeo?" she is not asking where Romeo is. She is actually declaring the fact that his name is Romeo. As the member of a rival family, she wishes it were something else. As it took place in the same time period, it's about as authentic as you could want. ***

Snow Leopard The fine cast and production make this adaptation of "Romeo & Juliet" a satisfying one, both as a movie and as a realization of Shakespeare's play. Most of the cast is matched up very well with their characters, and the lavish settings provide a good backdrop for the drama.Although it's soon clear that Leslie Howard and Norma Shearer are quite a bit older than the original characters were, in other respects they are well cast. Shearer's eager innocence and Howard's refinement fit together well, and although they are clearly not the teenage characters of the original, their romance is believable and convincing in itself.The other roles include some nice casting. Reginald Denny as the loyal Benvolio, Basil Rathbone as the hard-hearted Tybalt, and Edna May Oliver as Juliet's bustling nurse are all enjoyable to watch. But the highlight of the cast is John Barrymore, who steals every scene as the fun-loving, ill-fated Mercutio, a character who is well-suited to Barrymore's strengths. It's a blessing that at least one of Barrymore's numerous Shakespearean roles was captured in a film for posterity.The script abridges many of the scenes for cinematic purposes, and it does well in fleshing out the basic story with the duels, festivities, and other events, at times also dramatizing developments that in the original text are only mentioned by the characters. Overall, it is a well-conceived, well-executed, and enjoyable movie version of the famous story.