![]() THE LOWDOWN: This is the best film adaptation to Shakespeare's work that I have seen. ![]() THE NEGATIVE: Outside of a relentlessly bleak visual style that may be too much for some there really isn't anything negative about it. The action is well mounted and paced so anyone would be able to follow it even if they are not able to completely grasp the language. This would be a good version to show to teenagers and others who might not ordinarily be into Shakespeare. The facial expressions that he show during Macbeth's different phases are fascinating and right on target. ![]() The characters seem to be having real conversations and their lines are spoken in a much more natural way. This is one Shakespeare rendition that doesn't have any of the stiff staginess. The scene in their coven where you see dozens of fully nude elderly women is grotesquely brilliant. The witches also come off as looking very frightening here. The gory special effects are very realistic and top anything that I have seen in any slasher movie especially the decapitation scene. Although some may argue that the violence is excessive it is still well done and works in a nice lyrical fashion with the script. The photography of the Scottish landscape seems almost surreal. ![]() THE POSITIVE: This is visually stunning from beginning to end. THE PLOT: Through ambition, greed, and the spurring of his wife a man rises to the ranks of King, but leaves murder, destruction, guilt, and a wide array of enemies in his wake. ![]()
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