R#J
RELEASE DATE: TBA
Starring:
Camaron Engels, Denise Dorado, DeShawn Cavanaugh, Emilio Garcia-Sanchez, Eric M. Myrick, Jacob Ming-Trent, Jean Elie, María Gabriela de Faría, Moe Irvin, RJ Cyler
Summary:
Feb 9, 2021
All in all, I would say that R#J, as a new version of Romeo and Juliet, will have some appeal to its supposed Gen-Z audience, although I’m not sure they will understand it unless they read the play first. But isn’t that always the case that the book is better than the movie? If anything, do watch this film to the absolute very end.
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Slashfilm
Feb 2, 2021
The movie works mainly because of the magnetism and sincerity of its cast, who are giving it their all throughout. Engels and Noel have excellent chemistry, and their world is populated with charismatic, dynamic supporting players, best represented by Saunderson’s maximalist take on Mercutio. If this is what it takes to introduce a new generation to a classic story, so be it.
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IndieWire
Feb 2, 2021
Feb 2, 2021
Feb 2, 2021
Told mostly through the screens that consume the characters’ lives, the feature debut of director Carey Williams has its superficial pleasures as a riff on our media-soaked moment, but the novelty of the approach is hard to sustain, and a fresh-faced cast fails to capitalise on the play’s enduring appeal.
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The Film Stage
Feb 2, 2021
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