Had to watch it in school last year when i was in 9th grade, good movie, kind of an weird adaptation though

I liked it!

God I hated this film.... i started to watch it but I found it really stupid and boring.... I am a big fan of Leonardo DiCaprio but Romeo+Juliet and Inception are his worse films... ... Shakespeare would NOT be proud of this. It does have some violence....

Very good modern remake of Romeo and Juliet. As CSM notes, this movie includes prostitution, Ecstasy, sex, murder, suicide, extreme innuendo, offensive views of women, domestic violence, shootouts, etc. all of which are conducted by young teenagers (the female protagonist is nearly 14). However, the message of true love carries throughout. I saw it in school when I was fourteen, and I was fine, but some people in my class were very disturbed by the material. Despite the modernization, the story remains faithful to the original, and is definitly worth watching.

I've read the Shakespeare play in English class, and I've seen it performed. It was wonderful. This movie was CRAZY. But I still liked it. It left out a lot of the Shakespeare dialogue, and the balcony scene ended up being a swimming pool scene, but that was OK. It was very interesting to see certain famous scenes being performed in a modern-day environment, like on the beach. And the Capulets' party was off the hook! However, if you know the actual play, the movie would make more (or less) sense to you. And also, the PG-13 rating was indeed rather strong, but wasn't quite R-level.

i really loved romeo and juliet because my favorite actress Claire Danes and my favorite actor Leonardo Dicaprio are in it. I thought that Claire danes was looked young to be having sex with Leonardo Dicaprio in the movie. because she was 15 and he was 20. it's best for 15 and up.

I honestly don't think this movie is that bad. It's pretty brilliant, because it uses the exact script of Romeo and Juliet, which makes it interesting in the modern setting. Some of the actors are just plain obnoxious, but you have to admit that Leonardo DiCaprio is adorable in this movie, even if his character does do drugs. Once. In any case, it's music and acting is pretty good overall, and it's definitely entertaining. It can also be educational for kids who don't like reading Shakespeare. Romeo + Juliet is a bit edgy, but if you're okay with the iffy content, it's a great movie.

I was actually really excited about seeing a modern version of Romeo and Juliet since we were studying that play in class (9th grade English) and we were going to be comparing & contrasting this version and the Zeffirelli version. Needless to say, this version disappointed me GREATLY. They only modernized it partially, meaning they kept the language, which overall made it really weird. For example, in the beginning fight scene, they used guns, but they shouted things like "Hold up thy sword", making viewers who haven't read the play wonder, where's the sword? However I did like some aspects, like the way they used the drugs. Not that I support the use of drugs, but I thought that it was a good way to show Shakespeare's views on fate, you can't control it. Likewise when you're on drugs, you can't really control yourself. There was a lot of violence, blood, that sort of stuff. Some scenes were completely awful and overall they didn't do the greatest job modernizing Romeo and Juliet. I honestly wouldn't recommend it unless you actually want to waste a couple hours of your life..

This is set in modern time. It can get confusing at times because of the way they talk. There is a sex scene, but it isnt shown (only Juliets bare back). Theres quite a bit of violence and fighting too. But, it's a romantic love story with the gorgeous Leonardo DiCaprio. Appropriate for 14 years and older.