Richard III

Absolutely great. I was amazed at how well the WWII inspired setting worked for this. McKellen is memorizing as the menacing but persuasive Ricard.

One only has to take a look at the cast to grasp the amazingness of this film... And as an adaption, it is simply wonderful as well...

On the verge of being really good, a star-studded cast is ultimately let down by some questionable scripting. McKellan is great, albeit a little old for Richard III, and Annette Benning and Robert Downey Jr. are good casting choices. The guy who plays James Tyrrell, however, steals the show. A fun film to see if you love Richard III, but it's really got nothing on Olivier's version.

This really didn't work for me.

Easily now my favorite Shakespeare adaptation. The entire cast is amazing but McKellen shines above the rest with a chilling and wickedly amusing passion. A must see for anyone who doubts that Shakespeare can be interesting.

Extraordinary production of Shakespeare's play, with a first-rate cast scoring strongly in every role, headed by McKellen who brings an especially devious quality to his Richard.

Scheming nazi Gandalf in alternate Britain constantly breaking the fourth wall and talking all Shakespearean? Count me in.

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A very successful and imaginative re-contextualisation with a very impressive performance in the lead role. Perhaps the weakest link is the pedestrian musical score.

85.000

Estreava há 25 anos nos EUA. Gosto muito dessa transposição da peça de Shakespeare para a psicopatia fascista, primeiro grande papel de Sir Ian Mckellen no cinema, é meio desolador que o diretor tenha se convertido a comédias românticas depois de ter feito esse filmaço, está tudo no lugar certo na hora certa aqui. E na dúvida de um dia ruim, sempre é bom assistir como catarse um nazi psicopata morrer. Plus: Dame Kristin Scott Thomas no auge da beleza. Box Versátil Shakespeare Vol2

Ian McKellan carries this movie to be sure. But the setting of a Fascist Britain works magnificently to the movies advantage as well.

Very good, Sir Ian McKellen is excellent.

36. İstanbul Film Festivali - Atlas Sineması

Amazing shakespeare adaption with an awesome cast. Mc Kellen acts wonderful.

The opening of this film set such a high bar that I feared that it would fall down, but it didn't.

Set in a fascist 1930s Europe, this is a whole lot better than it has any right to be.

88.875

Above anything else the alternate Britain really makes this a must see. Its melded so perfectly into the story of richard iii. Fascinating just for that, but all of the cast delivers as well. Mckellen is probably too old but its easily overlooked as he is charismatic, conniving, dark, sly and witty performing as richard.

You're gonna love Ian McKellen with this role. Very very impressive performance.

Ian McKellen is, as advertised, spectacular. I was wondering if Annette Bening sounded odd because of the conscious decision to have Edwards in-laws portrayed as American social climbers; then I decided it was just bad acting.

very good

Set in its own version of the 1930's, Richard Loncraine's version accomplishes the feat of making the play's original dialogue sound modern and vivid, thanks to a cast of seasoned British actors, most of whom went on to teach at Hogwarts or fight the X-Men. This might as well be the definitive film version of the play.