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01/01/00
Titus (1999)
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Reviews Counted:74
Fresh:50
Rotten:24
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: The movie stretches too long to be entertaining despite a strong cast.
Runtime: 2 hrs 42 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Based on Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus (one of the Bard's lesser-known and most gruesome works), director Taymor (Broadway's The Lion King) brings this adaptation to life with dazzling imagery and... [More]
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Harry J. Lennix, Alan Cumming
Director: Julie Taymor
Reviews for Titus
Top CriticWhether this makes for an eyeful or an eyesore depends on your tastes.
01/01/00
Top CriticLacks the subtlety and subtext to make the story really work on screen.
12/10/01
Eager to allow Shakespeare's words to shine through as clearly as possible, Taymor shoots the dialogue scenes fairly straight, with a minimum of background action.
12/02/02
A striking addition to the Shakespeare filmography.
02/09/06
Top CriticBreathtaking cinema
01/01/00
Full of sound and fury, signifying another entertaining cinematic addition to the Bard’s rolls.
01/01/00
It's all plot twists and shock tactics, without the poetry and resonance of Shakespeare's later work.
01/01/00
Taymor gives us the overwrought trials of these figures with a compassion that's surprising, given the lurid qualities of the script; the tragedy registers more deeply than maybe it should.
01/01/00
At once mesmerizing and jarring to the point that the audience can never get comfortable in the film.
07/14/07
A brilliant production of a mediocre play.
01/01/00
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03/24/02
Top CriticTaymor's break from tradition combines the visual sense of Baz Lurhman's Romeo and Juliet with the stark sensibility of Zeffirelli's Hamlet, to exquisite and compelling effect.
01/01/00
This is the film Shakespeare's play deserves, and perhaps even a little more.
01/01/00
Top CriticTecnicamente brilhante, esta inventiva adaptação traz ótimas atuações - com exceção de Cumming, que parece estar ensaiando para um revival de Rocky Horror Picture Show.
02/07/04
A superbly acted effort to immortalize Shakespeare’s early play on the big screen.
01/01/00
...si esperan una versión de Shakespeare "alternativa" busquen algo light, como Romeo+Julieta, el remake relativamente reciente, pues Titus no se anda con rodeos.
02/14/02
Taymor creates an intense, singular vision of Ancient Rome, but ultimately the film feels as empty as Titus and Tamora's revenge.
01/01/00
Adds a wicked grin to the proceedings.
10/25/02
Taymor has forged a well-developed, innovative construction with some remarkable acting by seasoned British performers spouting dialogue that remains true to the Bard's literary genius.
01/01/00
Latest News for Titus
February 04, 2005:
Julie Taymor to Direct Musical
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