The Tempest (2010)
Director Julie Taymor
adapts the classic Shakespeare play The Tempest for the big screen
with a large cast including Helen Mirren, Felicity Jones and Djimon
Hounsou. Exiled a former duchess uses magic to seek revenge on those
who have wronged her.
If any of
Shakespeare's plays benefit from modern technology in adaptation then
The Tempest is probably it as in this adaptation the magical elements
of the play can really be brought to life. Switching the gender of
the title role does not have a negative affect, indeed it slightly
enhances the back story and Helen Mirren gives a good performance.
Strangely for all the positive elements this film has going for it I
was left underwhelmed but this is still a decent adaptation.
3/5
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