Something weakened this way comes, you could say.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 17, 2011

The play's power has been diluted by questionable editing, an overload of blandly stylized violence and the conspicuous suspicion that this whole thing is the predictable result of catering to base commercial instincts.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 14, 2008

Subtle it is not, yet it has its finger on the pulse of what really makes this classic play appealing to the masses. It's violent, it's energetic, and it's tremendous fun.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 7, 2007

Something weakened this way comes, you could say.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/6 | Aug 16, 2007

It's probably best not to look too deep for meaning.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 10, 2007

Grunge and slickness substitute for eeriness or any hint of psychological terror.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 27, 2007

The film has the over-stylized sheen of a car commercial peopled by actors decked out like brooding fashion models.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 26, 2007

Wright directs it with straight-faced conviction.

Full Review | Original Score: B- | Jul 13, 2007

This Macbeth is true to the ugly-hearted original. No one is redeemed by gore, or absolved of madness. Nor do lines sound any less sublime when channeled through underlings and overlords.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 13, 2007

This is both an exciting thriller and a worthy addition to the canon of Shakespearean cinema.

| Jul 13, 2007

By the prickling of my thumbs/Something crappy this way comes

| Original Score: 1/5 | Jul 13, 2007

After a few early spins in his grave, Shakespeare may end up grudgingly respectful

| Jul 13, 2007

This modern-day Australian adaptation of the Scottish play is thrillingly deranged, although it's also rather pretentious.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 13, 2007

Flawed but enjoyable adaptation with some good ideas balanced against occasionally amateurish direction and unintentionally amusing pronunciation.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 13, 2007

There are good performances, smart direction and dark-hued photography that's impressive. But it would be surprising if this Macbeth were to bring people back to Shakespeare proper, as it intends.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 13, 2007

Light touches are counterbalanced by some heavy-footed acting and a streak of leaden literal-mindedness.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 13, 2007

Sadly, the delivery does not always match the magnificence of Shakespeare's words and the film relies much too heavily on brutal violence for its drama.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 13, 2007

FAST-paced and flashy, this contemporary retelling of Shakespeare's bloodiest play catches the eye but never engages the heart like it should.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 13, 2007

Ultimately, though, it's just a load of sound and fury, indifferently played by a Neighbours-lite cast and fatally compromised by graphic violence that makes Roman Polanski's 1971 version seem tame by comparison. Strewth...

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 13, 2007

Double, double toil and trouble, handgun burn and jacuzzi indifferently percolate.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 13, 2007