Romeo and Juliet Review: A Serious Love Story at Universal Studios

Fred Enoch And Rebekah Murrell became convincing sweet lovers in this streamlined, insightful but unbalanced work produced by Ola Ince. He is a gentle Romeo, and his protests against love have acting skills. Her Juliet is rough, strong-willed, touching, and much smarter than her boyfriend. Their romance blooms against the backdrop of a violent city, which is almost too close to the current headlines, which is comforting.

In this Verona, nihilistic young people sang battles and suicides under the staring gaze of CCTV cameras, spraying white powder, and cruising the streets with knives and BMX bicycles. This is a place where parents are indifferent and casual and cruel. Murder and suicide are presented in cruel ways. The 110-minute running time without intervals helps Inc’s vision to be vivid and fast.

There are many lovely details in it. The actors and band introduced themselves to us at the end of the curtain. The close relationship between Juliet and her cousin Tibalt subtly reflects this, which makes Romeo’s killing of him even more distressing. The greenhouse under the care of Friar Laurence of Sargon Yelda turned into a tomb. This is an ingenious metaphor for the concept of shortened life by designer Jacob Hughes.

However, there is also a discordant director invasion. Every once in a while, the character will step up to the previous statement-20% of young people have experienced depression before adulthood, patriarchy is bad, and emotional neglect is a killer-and then sit on the video screen, Until the next one appears. Sometimes these are related to drama, sometimes to social customs, and sometimes to government policies. Every time they stopped the action that originally had propulsion, the stone died.

There is a broader lack of focus. Sirine Saba is an excellent, grumpy nurse, and Adam Gillen is an energetic but ambiguous Mercutio.The Capulet party started as a riotous frame Romeo and JulietMeeting, but Ince spun it out with meaningless songs, including Lionel Ritchie’s hello rendering. My God, Globe’s costumes are always so…isn’t it cool? Murrell’s emotional depth for Juliet is a victory over a series of blouse dresses, tartan overalls and knee socks.

Nevertheless, this is still one of the most effective interpretations of the show I have watched over the years. Although occasionally clumsy, Ince’s vision is more nuanced than many attempts to “relevant” the Capulet-Montague discord. More importantly, the contrast between Romeo’s frivolity and Juliet’s seriousness is clearly expressed, and the lines of Enoch and Murel are accurate and passionate.

In many cases, Romeo and Juliet feels like a ritual or a formal dance. Here, it feels like a suitable love story and a suitable tragedy. As its excesses and indulgences are curbed, it may be better.