

What do you get when you take a 4000-year-old play, which is divisive in its own right, and make a flaccid update for the MTV generation? You get "Romeo + Juliet", an embarrassing misfire from a talented cast and crew. Rating: PG-13 (Some Sensuality|Contemporary Violence)ĭolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital Romeo attends the masked ball and he and Juliet fall in love. Her father Fulgencio Capulet (Paul Sorvino) has arranged her marriage to the boorish Paris (Paul Rudd) as part of a strategic investment plan. Juliet (Claire Danes) is attending a costume ball thrown by her parents.

In this version, the Capulets and the Montagues are two rival gangs. View All Videos William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet Photos Harold Perrineau (left) is Mercutio and Leonardo DiCaprio is Romeo Leonardo DiCaprio is Romeo in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET (L-R) Diane Venora is Gloria Capulet, Paul Rudd is Dave Paris and Paul Sorvino is Fulgencio Capulet A young Capulet prepares for battle Leonardo DiCaprio is Romeo in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET Leonardo DiCaprio is Romeo in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET Claire Danes is Juliet in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET Claire Danes is Juliet in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET John Leguizamo (center) is Tybalt Claire Danes is Juliet in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET Claire Danes is Juliet and Leonardo DiCaprio is Romeo in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET Diane Venora is Gloria Capulet Claire Danes is Juliet and Leonardo DiCaprio is Romeo in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET Claire Danes is Juliet and Leonardo DiCaprio is Romeo in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET John Leguizamo (center) is Tybalt Claire Danes is Juliet in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (1996) William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (1996) William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (1996) William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (1996)īaz Luhrmann helped adapt this classic Shakespearean romantic tragedy for the screen, updating the setting to a post-modern city named Verona Beach.
