Private Romeo

Name: Private Romeo
Genre: Drama
Released: February 10, 2012
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 53

2012

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Wolfe Releasing | Release Date: February 10, 2012 | Not Rated

Summary: When eight cadets are left behind at an isolated military high school, the greatest romantic drama ever written seeps out of the classroom and permeates their lives. Incorporating the original text of Romeo and Juliet, YouTube videos, and lip-synched Indie rock music, Private Romeo takes us to a mysterious and tender place that onlyWhen eight cadets are left behind at an isolated military high school, the greatest romantic drama ever written seeps out of the classroom and permeates their lives. Incorporating the original text of Romeo and Juliet, YouTube videos, and lip-synched Indie rock music, Private Romeo takes us to a mysterious and tender place that only Shakespeare could have inspired. (Wolf Releasing)… Expand

Director: Alan Brown

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 98 min

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Jeannette Catsoulis

Feb 9, 2012

Much better to focus on the tempestuous Mercutio (Hale Appleman, a standout), whose increasing volatility forms the perfect counterpoint to Mr. Doyle's beaming Juliet and Seth Numrich's sensitive Romeo. Punctuated by eerily static shots of empty basketball courts and deserted hallways, Mercutio's blustering menace is as timeless as the romance he seeks to derail. Read full review

Rex Reed

Feb 8, 2012

No contemporary film that promotes love instead of war should be overlooked. Private Romeo will undoubtedly be regarded by some as a curio, but it's a sweet, sympathetic and surprising one, highly recommended to the adventurous spirit in an enlightened and changing world. Read full review

Ronnie Scheib

Feb 7, 2012

Sticking closely to the written text (with basketballs and barbells supplying incidental props) and wisely not attempting to reimagine the specific circumstances that separate the lovers, a dynamite ensemble cast of young actors invests the Bard's poetry with energetic immediacy. Read full review

Aaron Hillis

Feb 7, 2012

The hunky ensemble shares a fine chemistry, but Brown's stylistic choices lie somewhere between perverse and nonsensical. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Feb 9, 2012

Unfortunately, "modern" additions (like the soldiers' YouTube videos and some social media moments) feel clunky, and a necessarily shortened approach trips the movie up, though leads Matt Doyle and Seth Numrich - accomplished Broadway actors - are intense, engaged and appropriately tragic. Read full review

Diego Semerene

Feb 8, 2012

Private Romeo feels more like a side project from the producers of Glee than some kind of novel queering of Shakespeare's text. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Feb 10, 2012

How cheap-looking is the modern-day romantic tragedy Private Romeo? Take a couple of friends to see it, and the amount you spend may exceed the amount the filmmakers did. Read full review

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