Sam Worthington, Victoria Hill, Lachy Hulme
A contemporary retelling of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" set in the ganglands of Melbourne.
DVD Release Date: September 25, 2007
Stats: 331 reviews
another sam Worthington movie (some weird wardrobe he had. the green shirt i like & don't at same time but there was some crazy suits & toward end he's got a freaking kilt thing on!! (good thing I already saw him in one in previews for clash of the titans but a leather one.. I wo...( read more)
Amusing Australian film with some great intentions that ultimately fall flat. Original Shakespearian dialogue is intact (though a tad butchered), with loads of violence and blood, set in a modern gangland setting. Interesting idea, but just doesn't work. Director Geoffrey Wright'...( read more)
Fun film but I think them putting this in a modern version was a bit too much.
The play of Macbeth was much more interesting and was different to the film I think the play seemed more accurate than the film.
The main problem I had with this film is they made this in a moder...( read more)
"Be bloody, bold and resolute; laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth."
A modern day Macbeth in a form of a gangster action film, bloody and violent.
Sam Worthington (Macbeth) and Victoria Hill (Lady Macbeth) deliver brilliant performances. Ex...( read more)
A violent and daring remake of the Shakespeare play.Macbeth has been working as a local ganglord's right hand man for years and feels its about time he got the respect and admiration he deserves and should become a gang leader himself but the only way he can see himself doing thi...( read more)
Think Underbelly with Elizabethan dialogue. A modern retelling of Shakespeare classic in the vein of Baz Lurhmann's Romeo + Juliet, set in gangland Melbourne, Australia. Except with less artistry, more garishness, Tarantino levels of violence and gore, and acting that is painfull...( read more)
A great story. But I wonder why they feel the need to adapt things. Yes this may be modern. But will it ever beat the original?
this movie was ok,bit over violent,but the hot guys & witch moments make up 4 it
Geoffrey Wright's Macbeth imagines the Bard's tale of power, greed, and madness as an ultra-violent gangster opus populated by pretty faces who'd be right at home on The CW. full review
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