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Macbeth (2007)

Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jun 29, 2007

Lisa Schwarzbaum

Lisa Schwarzbaum is a film critic for EW

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EW's GRADE

B+

Details Limited Release: Jul 15, 2007; Rated: Unrated; Length: 109 Minutes; With: Sam Worthington

$THE WRIGHT STUFF Worthington and Victoria Hill, part of the \'\'rock star\'\' Shakespeare Company assembled by the Aussie director for...$

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THE WRIGHT STUFF Worthington and Victoria Hill, part of the ''rock star'' Shakespeare Company assembled by the Aussie director for his update of Macbeth

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The words belong to Mr. Shakespeare. All else in this Macbeth is the pleasurably fevered invention of brash Australian director Geoffrey Wright, who turned Russell Crowe into a star 15 years ago with Romper Stomper and who now turns a Scottish revenge play into a sexy, bloody gangland showdown set in present-day Melbourne. For kinks, the three witches are naughty rave-teens. And for kicks, the cast, led by Sam Worthington (Somersault), is consciously chosen for its beauty, each player a brawling rock star in his own mind. B+

Originally posted Jul 04, 2007 Published in issue #943 Jul 13, 2007 Order article reprints

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