A loyal adaption of Macbeth, albeit not a particularly exciting one. Very much a feeling of... "well, this is neat". Unfortunately, the copy I had also had a constant crackling esque sound in the audio, and the B&W was not preserved in high quality. Both of which detract from the film.
Lady Macbeth unfortunately does not sell the deep manipulation and malignant desire that she fills with in the play, at all. Compare the "Unsex me" scene here with the scene in Orsen Wells 1948 version for example (the latter being much, much more compelling), or even with Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood" (who's 'Lady Macbeth' is far more convincing as a malignant, manipulative figure). Compare also the "if we FAIL...." scene, wherein she is convincing Macbeth to commit the act... it just doesn't sell, the emotion isn't there.
Macbeth on the other hand just doesn't have the power or emotion needed to sell his character. Again out-matched by Orsen Wells and Kurosawa. This is true for basically every scene of this adaption.
The actors as a whole are serviceable. It often feels as though they are just reading lines off a script, which is frankly, boring. This adaptation is worth watching for the novelty, or for studying, but there are simply more enjoyable adaptions out there.
Review by zamzamdamanBlockedParent2023-11-10T00:41:49Z
A loyal adaption of Macbeth, albeit not a particularly exciting one. Very much a feeling of... "well, this is neat". Unfortunately, the copy I had also had a constant crackling esque sound in the audio, and the B&W was not preserved in high quality. Both of which detract from the film.
Lady Macbeth unfortunately does not sell the deep manipulation and malignant desire that she fills with in the play, at all. Compare the "Unsex me" scene here with the scene in Orsen Wells 1948 version for example (the latter being much, much more compelling), or even with Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood" (who's 'Lady Macbeth' is far more convincing as a malignant, manipulative figure). Compare also the "if we FAIL...." scene, wherein she is convincing Macbeth to commit the act... it just doesn't sell, the emotion isn't there.
Macbeth on the other hand just doesn't have the power or emotion needed to sell his character. Again out-matched by Orsen Wells and Kurosawa. This is true for basically every scene of this adaption.
The actors as a whole are serviceable. It often feels as though they are just reading lines off a script, which is frankly, boring. This adaptation is worth watching for the novelty, or for studying, but there are simply more enjoyable adaptions out there.