Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish
Vilna City Films | Release Date: July 8, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Mixed:
4
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0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New York PostLou LumenickJul 8, 2011
There have been many untraditional film adaptations of Shakespeare's, but few have been as unorthodox as this one. Read full review
70
Village VoiceJ. HobermanJul 8, 2011
Annenberg's attitudinous Shakespeare riff is a unique blend of psychodrama, ethnographic experimentation, and high-concept hustle. Read full review
60
The New York TimesA.O. ScottJul 8, 2011
Sprawling and sometimes confusing, but its premise is charming and not at all far-fetched. Read full review
50
VarietyRonnie ScheibJul 12, 2011
Hearing the majestic iambic pentameter rendered in the sharply rising and falling cadences of colloquial Yiddish proves wackily charming, but the lack of correlation between the two plots makes the result feel unfocused. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineJoseph Jon LanthierJul 8, 2011
What's most disappointing about Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish is how it fails to deliver on the hybridizing NYC gimmickry of its title. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanJul 8, 2011
But oy, such terrible jokes and choppy direction. Would it have killed her to share the credits with someone else? Read full review
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