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Macbeth (2015)

Directed by Justin Kurzel

Drama

Overview

Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan.

Rated R | Length 113 minutes

Actors

Michael Fassbender | Marion Cotillard | Paddy Considine | Sean Harris | Jack Reynor | Elizabeth Debicki | David Thewlis | David Hayman | Maurice Roeves | Ross Anderson | James Harkness | Jack Madigan | Frank Madigan | Lochlann Harris | Kayla Fallon | Lynn Kennedy | Seylan Baxter | Amber Rissmann | Scot Greenan | Hilton McRae | Brian Nickels | Scott Dymond | Andrew Gourlay | Eleanor Stagg | William Stagg | Matthew Stagg | Rebecca Benson | Gerard Miller | Roy Sampson | Phil Lonergan | Barrie Martin | Robert J. Fraser

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

I often find Shakespearean adaptations difficult to watch and this one was no exception. It’s a beautifully shot film, well acted, but Macbeth’s incredibly rapid descent into madness is jarring and the scenes are often disjointed. For being one of Shakespeare’s shorter plays, the movie still clocks in at almost two hours.

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