Monday, July 02, 2012

Like a twist of rotten silk

Not that it was the first time or anything, but they were pretty ambitious, the film makers, and brought Shakespearean texts and sounds into present time. The actors were having a hoot, no doubt, Ralph Fiennes in particular was on fire, but as a whole the movie was tedious and boring experience. I just learned this was a Ralph Fiennes film, his first, so, well, good luck.

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