Juliet & Romeo: reviews

What the critics say average 3.8 from 8 outlets

• 6.0 ColliderMaggie Lovitt Juliet & Romeo isn’t necessarily a good film, but it is a very fun film, and there are far too few films that seem content in simply entertaining for the sake of entertainment. Read
• 6.0 Common Sense MediaTara McNamara With catchy pop songs and a glossy, YA-friendly aesthetic, this adaptation of Shakespeare's most tragic romance reimagines it as a lively, love-conquers-all musical. In other words, while theater purists might be appalled by this revisionist romance, theater kids may have found their new favorite soundtrack. Read
• 5.0 Screen RantAbigail Stevens Juliet & Romeo 's pop songs all sound like the same bland expression of preteen angst. The choreography failed to really engage me; some flips and lifts are maybe supposed to be impressive, but not highlighted well by the cinematography. Read
• 4.0 VarietyCourtney Howard There’s a better iteration of Bogart and company’s idea still out there, waiting to be fully realized — one that marries stronger original tracks to Shakespeare’s story. Read
• 4.0 The GuardianPeter Bradshaw It’s really pretty bland, and with each turn in the plot you have to ask what the point of it actually is. Read
• 3.0 The WrapWilliam Bibbiani I’m not angry at “Juliet & Romeo.” It seems like an earnest attempt to tell an old story in a slightly new way. ... Never was a film I’m more likely to forget, than this of Romeo and his Juliet. Read
• 2.0 The Irish TimesDonald Clarke The thing is unremittingly dull and bland (not to mention cold, apparently). Read
• 0.0 NewsdayRafer Guzmán "Juliet & Romeo," by contrast, is as tame and generic as musicals come, anchored by two cookie-cutter leads and songs that simply mimic anything popular. Read