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Victoria Hill (screenplay)
William Shakespeare (play)
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Release Date:
21 September 2006 (Australia) more
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The Melbourne underworld. The present time.
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A contemporary retelling of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" set in the ganglands of Melbourne. | add synopsis
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2 wins & 6 nominations more
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Chloe Armstrong | ... | 1st Witch |
| Kate Bell | ... | 2nd Witch |
| Miranda Nation | ... | 3rd Witch |
 | Sam Worthington | ... | Macbeth |
 | Victoria Hill | ... | Lady Macbeth |
 | Steve Bastoni | ... | Banquo |
 | Lachy Hulme | ... | Macduff |
| Bob Franklin | ... | Siward |
| Lance Anderson | ... | Henchman with Glasses |
 | Simon Scott | ... | Macbeth's Bagman |
 | Matt Doran | ... | Malcolm |
 | Damian Walshe-Howling | ... | Ross |
 | Jonny Pasvolsky | ... | Lennox |
 | Nash Edgerton | ... | Macdonwald |
| Kevin Tran | ... | Macdonwald's Bagman |
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M. (Australia) (working title)
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109 min
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UK:15 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Brazil:16
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Macbeth:
Out out brief candle. Life's but walking shadow. A poor player, who struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more.
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Referenced in "At the Movies: (2006-09-27)" (2006) more
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A very hyped-up, slick, edgy reinterpretation.
They've fallen into the "because it's modern, it has to be hyped-up, slick, etc." trap.
"Romeo and Juliet" carried this idea off much more successfully, but I really think it's time we move beyond the two extremes here (period piece vs. edgy film).
Just because this is a "modern" retelling, doesn't mean the movie has to look like a magazine ad, or have anything to do with drugs or guns.
If the trappings were as subtle as the honeyed words, Macbeth would be a far more powerful film. As it is, read your Shakespeare. Read it out loud. Ask your Oxford dictionary some questions. Skip the film. Or don't, but you've been warned.
Sorry for the super-long review. IMDb made me do it.