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  • 1 h 31 m
  • 1 h 31 m
R#J

Summary In fair Verona, a war as old as time is brewing between rival houses—but it’s being captured in a new way. Montague and Capulet Gen Zers are using their cell phones to document the eruptions of violence plaguing their communities. In the middle of it all, Romeo discovers Juliet’s artwork at a party, and the two inevitably fall in love. A...

Directed By: Carey Williams

Written By: Rickie Castaneda, Oleksii Sobolev, Carey Williams

  • 1 h 31 m
  • 1 h 31 m

R#J

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
47
User Score User reviews are not available yet

Summary In fair Verona, a war as old as time is brewing between rival houses—but it’s being captured in a new way. Montague and Capulet Gen Zers are using their cell phones to document the eruptions of violence plaguing their communities. In the middle of it all, Romeo discovers Juliet’s artwork at a party, and the two inevitably fall in love. A...

Directed By: Carey Williams

Written By: Rickie Castaneda, Oleksii Sobolev, Carey Williams

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
47
25% Positive
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
4 Reviews
25% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
47
25% Positive
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
4 Reviews
25% Negative
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75
Feb 9, 2021
All in all, I would say that R#J, as a new version of Romeo and Juliet, will have some appeal to its supposed Gen-Z audience, although I’m not sure they will understand it unless they read the play first. But isn’t that always the case that the book is better than the movie? If anything, do watch this film to the absolute very end.
By Sabina Dana Plasse FULL REVIEW
70
Feb 2, 2021
The movie works mainly because of the magnetism and sincerity of its cast, who are giving it their all throughout. Engels and Noel have excellent chemistry, and their world is populated with charismatic, dynamic supporting players, best represented by Saunderson’s maximalist take on Mercutio. If this is what it takes to introduce a new generation to a classic story, so be it.
By Ben Pearson FULL REVIEW
58
Feb 2, 2021
R#J certainly looks new, but flashy graphics can’t detract from the problems that lurk inside its structure and its script
By Kate Erbland FULL REVIEW
50
Feb 2, 2021
Even the most eagle-eyed and engaged viewers might run out of patience with R#J. Thankfully, Williams’ magnificent cast counters the disorder with their confident screen presence and theatrical muscles that stand out within the film’s unique atmosphere.
By Tomris Laffly FULL REVIEW
50
Feb 2, 2021
Told mostly through the screens that consume the characters’ lives, the feature debut of director Carey Williams has its superficial pleasures as a riff on our media-soaked moment, but the novelty of the approach is hard to sustain, and a fresh-faced cast fails to capitalise on the play’s enduring appeal.
By Tim Grierson FULL REVIEW
33
Feb 2, 2021
Simply because you have an idea that could be a film, that doesn’t mean that it should be a film; that’s a mantra that should be considered long and hard by any filmmaker attempting to ‘modernize’ Shakespeare. R#J stands as a warning of how wrong it can go when you try.
By Orla Smith FULL REVIEW
30
Feb 2, 2021
It’s tough to get invested in a romance between two people more interested in likes than love.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Interface Films
Duration 1 h 31 m
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Awards

SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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