Lady Macbeth

Roadside Attractions | Release Date: July 14, 2017

6.8	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 56 Ratings

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FedorkoNov 13, 2017

Cleverly written, well performed, and eerily shoot, Lady MacBeth provides the perfect modern prequel to the notorious murderer. The film inventively inserts all the theories of Lady M's past to make it consistent with Shakespeare's original.Cleverly written, well performed, and eerily shoot, Lady MacBeth provides the perfect modern prequel to the notorious murderer. The film inventively inserts all the theories of Lady M's past to make it consistent with Shakespeare's original. We see why Lady M becomes so ambitious; she must grow and be nondependent to remain truly herself, even if she needs to lie, or worse, to get there. One of the best movies of the year.… Expand

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Nick_MadJan 9, 2018

Lady Macbeth is a genius mix of sex,gore,Victorian England,bad peoples and kills.

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geewahJan 27, 2021

A haunting and at times brutal psychological thriller, led by the brilliant Pugh.

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LeZeeFeb 4, 2018

There's no one to stand against her!

Based on the Russian novel of the same name. My first guess was it going to be a boring periodic drama. After knowing about the film plot, I anticipated a storyline just like 'Moliere', but what I saw wasThere's no one to stand against her!

Based on the Russian novel of the same name. My first guess was it going to be a boring periodic drama. After knowing about the film plot, I anticipated a storyline just like 'Moliere', but what I saw was a dark and twisted tale. I was really surprised to see a film like this. Enjoyed it though. This is not a good film from the moral value aspect. But film is a film, sometimes it just depicts the real life, even it is a fictional, surely it would have had taken place without the world knowing it.

Katherine, aka Lady Macbeth, a newly married young woman, but that's not an ideal life any couples want to live. Discarded by her husband, she finds a secret lover among the staffs of the house to satisfy her sexual urges. As expected, it does not go well when gossips comes out. Following the consequences, how the rest of the story unfolds was told with a series of twists.

I liked simple settings. Maybe because it was a rural tale, but was so perfect. Florence Pugh has a potential to be a big star. The same goes to the director as well. This is her first film for me. She single handedly made this film look good. Not the year's most anticipated film, but definitely worth a watch. The Russian style British tale. One of the best films from such theme.

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DawdlingPoetNov 25, 2021

First off this struck me as a very atmospheric and eery type watch from the start - it has a looming sense about it. There's noteably little in the way of dialogue, with a fair amount of scenes being set (if just at the start) in silence.First off this struck me as a very atmospheric and eery type watch from the start - it has a looming sense about it. There's noteably little in the way of dialogue, with a fair amount of scenes being set (if just at the start) in silence. This leaves the viewer wondering whats led to what is going on, the motives of people and what might happen etc.

It appears very much a symbolic watch, being mostly about the perception of women by men at the time its set in (the 1800s), how worthy their deemed etc. Its decidedly unsettling, with violence present, if only now and again but there's a definite tension present throughout. Its not just the dialogue thats sparse but the rural setting also appears desolate and undoubtedly adds to the atmosphere present. I suppose it acts as a sort of metaphor for the female characters, who feel stuck in their various roles/situations.

There are some relatively saucy scenes present, so it may not be an ideal watch to see with family but as an example of an atmospheric watch, its good, just be aware that its a slow moving film, so don't expect slick action scenes or a fast paced plot. Florence Pugh does well in the titular character role, I'd say. Her costumes look quite stunning at times and she comes across as a well thought out character. Overall I'd happily recommend this film.… Expand

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