Private Romeo
Wolfe Releasing | Release Date: February 10, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
2
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisFeb 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
75
ObserverRex ReedFeb 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
70
VarietyRonnie ScheibFeb 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
40
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierFeb 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
40
Village VoiceAaron HillisFeb 7, 2012
The hunky ensemble shares a fine chemistry, but Brown's stylistic choices lie somewhere between perverse and nonsensical. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneFeb 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
25
New York PostKyle SmithFeb 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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