Bob Peck, Griffith Jones, Ian McDiarmid
Macbeth (Ian McKellen) is a daring member of the Scottish military who receives a revelation from three menacing sorceresses that he will someday become the King of Scotland. This information gives hi...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 28, 2004
Stats: 83 reviews
Whilst I am sure this story is probably really brilliant, I thought this was an awful adaptation, and all the spitting really put me off. It was dull and more than a little boring.
Ian McKellan made a good Richard III, so I'm interested how he fairs with MacBeth.
My drama teacher thought this was genius, but I thought this trendy stripped-down version of Macbeth was both rather pointless and extraordinarily dull. I found it also rather affected and more than a little pretentious.
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