Romeo and Juliet
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: October 8, 1968 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
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Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
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6
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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100
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The costumes and everything else in the film--the photography, the music, above all Shakespeare's language--is so voluptuous, so sensuous. Read full review
100
Entertainment WeeklyIra Robbins
This decorous production brought Shakespeare’s rapture of first love to timeless life — and death — with achingly sensitive performances in a voluptuous period re-creation. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter Bradshaw
This has elegance, vigour and charm. Read full review
80
The New York TimesRenata Adler
A lovely, sensitive, friendly popularization of the play. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
It's a visually stunning adaptation with much action, broad humor, and eroticism. Read full review
75
Portland OregonianStaff (Not Credited)
Leonard Whiting, 17, and Olivia Hussey, 16, look right: tender and beautiful. And, as carefully coached, filmed and edited, they perform creditably. [09 Apr 1999]
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