Review of Macbeth (2015) by Tormentor55 — 21 Dec 2015

The movie on everyone's mind's right now is Star wars. While, I perfectly understand (being a huge star wars fan and all) Macbeth is a solid though flawed film also worth watching. The movie is designed to be a bit more accessible to the general public by putting less emphasis from the original play. This is not a direct word by word translation of the play and Shakespeare purists will be upset by this. The use of Shakespeare's iconic dialect is still used but less often and a surprising amount of the movie focuses on surprisingly well choreographed considering that most fighting that occurs in the play aren't expanded upon. However, the movie also detracts from the plot of the play aside from the major events, so anyone who just finished reading the play (such as myself) will be confused.While many original content enhances the film a few seem to make an already complex story more convoluted. This is the movie's single greatest flaw. The actors portraying Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and the three witches are excellent and steal the show. They truly show how insane they all are by their dialogue and through the actions they commit . The movie even contains original scenes dedicated to showing how despicable these people are. On the other hand, the actors of Malcolm and Macduff are disappointing in comparison. They aren't bad, but also aren't as interesting due to a late introduction and.

Generic looks that make them easy to lose track of in large battles and crowds containing more than 5 people.

In short, Macbeth is an entertaining film that was made with being a more accessible watch by being loosely based on the source material and including more eye candy with beautiful screenshots of Scotland and plenty of action. It may not be a masterpiece but should be a pleasant gateway into the world of Shakespeare.