In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.
Romeo + Juliet has generally received positive reviews.
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Romeo + Juliet was released in 1996 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 59 reviews, giving Romeo + Juliet (1996) an average rating of 64%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 65%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 50%. Professional critics were more impressed with Romeo + Juliet than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 64%, Romeo + Juliet is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1996, which stands at 58%.
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