This movie was another highly anticipated one for me.
This movie starrs Kaitlyn Dever (“Dopesick”), Isabela Merced (“Sweet Girl”), Kyle Allen (“West Side Story”), Spencer Stevenson (“The Purge”), just to name a few.
This movie was directed by Karen Maine (“Yes, God, Yes”).
This movie was PG-13. This movie was released on October 14th 2022 on Hulu. This movie is a Comedy/Romance.
Onto the premise: A comedic retelling of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” told from the point of view of Romeo’s jilted ex, Rosaline, the woman Romeo first claims to love before he falls for Juliet.
Every kid who had to read Romeo and Juliet will enjoy this. It has everything a teenage girl needs…a spunky heroine, a very (very!) cute leading man and a Taylor Swift song over the closing credits.
Romeo bears a bit of a resemblence to the late Heath Ledger. The wonderful Bradley Whitford and Minnie Driver shine in small but pivotal roles and while the plot is predictable, there are enough small twists and turns to make it fun.
As a standalone for younger kids, it will be fine. If you introduce them to the actual story of Romeo and Juliet first, they will get more out of it. One well-deserved profanity and very little violence.
Hulu did well with this one.
Overall I really enjoyed this movie and different and fresh take on the classic story of “Romeo and Julia”.
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