Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Sep 2, 2022 B+

Two hours and forty-four minutes of very fattening eye candy.

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Chase Burns The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Jan 20, 2022

Taymor understands how to direct an epic opera, and the large scale sensuality she embeds into the film tempers the play's worst impulses.

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David Keyes Cinemaphile.org Sep 30, 2013 3.5/4

...audaciously steps outside of the tradition when it comes to film adaptations of the bard's works, but it also does so much more: notably, find distinct meaning in a play where all notions of importance lacked a central point.

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Bob Grimm Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008 4/5

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Todd McCarthy Variety Jun 17, 2008

A conditional victory.

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Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Mar 26, 2008 5/5

This may just be the most striking and unsettling translation of Shakespeare ever committed to film.

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Keith H. Brown Eye for Film Dec 7, 2007 2.5/5

It's hard to see it matching the success of other recent adaptations of the Bard.

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Joe Lozito Big Picture Big Sound Jul 14, 2007 2/4

At once mesmerizing and jarring to the point that the audience can never get comfortable in the film.

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Andrew Sarris Observer Apr 27, 2007

A consistently absorbing entertainment that never becomes either campy or facetious, given its inescapable exaggerations.

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Geoff Andrew Time Out Feb 9, 2006

A striking addition to the Shakespeare filmography.

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Ron Wells Film Threat Dec 6, 2005 4/5

It's amazing how enjoyable Shakespeare can be when Kenneth Branagh isn't involved.

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Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews Apr 9, 2005 A-

A true pleasure and a surprise.

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Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Feb 7, 2004 4/5

Tecnicamente brilhante, esta inventiva adaptao traz timas atuaes - com exceo de Cumming, que parece estar ensaiando para um revival de Rocky Horror Picture Show.

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Jeanne Aufmuth Palo Alto Weekly May 14, 2003 3.5/4

The real star of the show is Lange.

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Liam Lacey Globe and Mail Apr 25, 2003 3.5/4

Along with everything else, the acting styles here clash, though the dissonance serves the drama's bellicose theme.

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John Wrathall Sight & Sound Dec 2, 2002

Eager to allow Shakespeare's words to shine through as clearly as possible, Taymor shoots the dialogue scenes fairly straight, with a minimum of background action.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Oct 25, 2002 3.5/4

Adds a wicked grin to the proceedings.

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David Poland Hot Button (Substack) May 31, 2002

Taymor manages to play with images and music as effectively as Luhrman's Romeo + Juliet or McKellan's Richard III, yet weaves a tale so powerful and stark that it leave you breathless.

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Paula Nechak Seattle Post-Intelligencer Apr 3, 2002 A-

Relentless, brutal and equally witty...

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Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Mar 5, 2002

A grim meditation on the enthralling power of violence.

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