Cymbeline

Name: Cymbeline
Genre: Drama
Released: March 13, 2015
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 54

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Lionsgate | Release Date: March 13, 2015 | R

Summary: King Cymbeline, leader of the Briton Motorcycle Club, clashes with the corrupt Roman Police while his radiant but disobedient daughter Imogen (Dakota Johnson) fends off assaults on her honor and her life. Cymbeline’s wife and her son aspire to take over the king’s empire, and Imogen’s marriage to Posthumus (Penn Badgley) is undermined byKing Cymbeline, leader of the Briton Motorcycle Club, clashes with the corrupt Roman Police while his radiant but disobedient daughter Imogen (Dakota Johnson) fends off assaults on her honor and her life. Cymbeline’s wife and her son aspire to take over the king’s empire, and Imogen’s marriage to Posthumus (Penn Badgley) is undermined by sinister interference from Iachimo (Ethan Hawke), a malevolent stranger.… Expand

Director: Michael Almereyda

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 98 min

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Keith Uhlich

Mar 11, 2015

Almereyda tackles one of the Bard’s lesser-regarded later works, the plot-heavy tragicomedy Cymbeline, and again unearths untold depths. Read full review

Andrew O'Hehir

Mar 11, 2015

If this willfully peculiar and daring Cymbeline isn’t to all tastes, it brings back the blood, the thrills and the sense of moral discovery to a long-neglected work. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Mar 12, 2015

Cymbeline has been branded a tragedy, a tragicomedy and a romance, and Mr. Almereyda embraces all three categories. The movie is by turns grim, grimly amusing and romantic, sometimes at once. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

Mar 7, 2015

The source material, which is convoluted even by Shakespeare's narratively dexterous standards, is admittedly a tough nut for a filmmaker to crack. Read full review

Mike D'Angelo

Mar 11, 2015

Almereyda’s sweeping cuts take material that was already problematic (though this technically isn’t one of Shakespeare's “problem plays”) and render it almost nonsensical. Read full review

Betsy Sharkey

Mar 12, 2015

Despite Almereyda's invention in approaching this tawdry Shakespearean tale, he misfires badly. All that is left is the semblance of Cymbeline. Read full review

The Playlist Jessica Kiang

Sep 5, 2014

Michael Almereyda’s Cymbeline works best as a cautionary tale concerning the dangers of of believing that everything written by The Bard is “timeless.” Read full review

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Thegodfatherson

Mar 14, 2015

Micheal Almeryda's Cymbeline is a more action focused vehicle, that shoots the original William Shakespeare play in the stomach and throws in some romantic spice on top. Ed Harris plays the leader of a biker gang called Cymbeline, perfectly. Ethan Hawke, is there....cool, I guess? The actingMicheal Almeryda's Cymbeline is a more action focused vehicle, that shoots the original William Shakespeare play in the stomach and throws in some romantic spice on top. Ed Harris plays the leader of a biker gang called Cymbeline, perfectly. Ethan Hawke, is there....cool, I guess? The acting plays a big part in the film, because this is a more action story driven movie, Milia Jovovich plays the most haunting, " Cymbeliny" Queen you will ever see. The story, for the most part is mishmash, cut in pieces and stuck with wafer thin glue, called "the ending". But it tries a lot, the action is great when it comes, and the acting is good. Almeryda's passion for Shakepeare shows out in this movie, it dazzles, it's electryfiying in the opening 40 minutes and it has a shocking plot twist. If the bad things can improve, Micheal Almeryda's Cymbeline may be the freshest, most badass Shakepeare film adaptation in years.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Sep 6, 2017

Rare, strange and therefore will not be liked by many, not even me, Cymbeline is not really a well done film, because is poorly executed, I do not recommend it.

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Fedorko

Nov 14, 2017

Ethan Hawke is my man, but he cannot do Shakespeare. Ed Harris, who is one of the best living actors out there, didn't look like a good actor in this movie. The director maimed the story, substituted a lot of action and cut out interesting subplots. The movie didn't focus on story at all. A failure.

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