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Macbeth (2006)

Director: Geoffrey Wright

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From Time Out New York

Updating the Bard’s tragedy about a power-mad Scot doesn’t necessarily spell disaster (see Throne of Blood), but you have to wonder why Geoffrey Wright decided to move the action to Melbourne’s criminal underworld. Nothing is gained from having his pentameter-spouting gangsters strut and fret about in a modern setting, and unlike fellow Aussie Baz Luhrmann’s Gen Y take on Romeo and Juliet, the concessions to today’s audiences—this time via hyped-up sex and violence—feel like desperate measures. Something weakened this way comes, you could say.

Author: David Fear 2007-07-02 22:21:35

Time Out New York

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  • kate said...
    Posted on May 18 2009 05:36 i loved this film, i thought that geoffrey wright has done a brilliant job of adapting the medivel macbeth into the 21st century bloody gangland warfare. great acting done by most of the cast ( not all though)
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Macbeth

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Director: Geoffrey Wright

Producer: Martin Fabinyi

Cast: Sam Worthington, Victoria Hill, Lachy Hulme, Gary Sweet, Steve Bastoni, Mick Molloy, Matt Doran, Damian Walshe-Howling, Jonny Pasvolsky, Rel Hunt, Miranda Nation, Chloe Armstrong, Kate Bell full cast

Genre(s): Thrillers, Drama

Rated: NR

Duration: 109 mins


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