Re: Boobeo and Juliet
Matt Kozusko (mkozusko@parallel.park.uga.edu)
Mon, 11 Jan 1999 01:49:06 -0500
Camille:
> I'm hardly surprised by your assessment
> though, Matt - this version tends to be a `love it or hate it' dealie ...
I know opinions tend to become separated from the names of their owners
on this list, so I don't mind repeating that I like the film, all things
considered. But coming personally from a performance standpoint, much
like yourself, I hear an awkwardness in Leo's delivery. He gums and
lips the language and doesn't sound comfortable with it. He doesn't
seem to inhabit the lines, but to say them as if he's trying to get them
to mean something else--their contemporary equivalent, maybe.
Claire had a much better time with her lines, I think, but it's all a
bit of a blur now. Having two beautiful teen-aged people play the lead
roles was a wonderful move, and the re-invention of the setting/context
of the story worked quite well. I just think it's unfortunate that
Shakespeare's language turned out to be something of an obstacle where
it should of course have been the primary vehicle.
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Matt Kozusko mkozusko@parallel.park.uga.edu