I was flipping through the channels and stumbled across this old favourite of mine last night. Yes, I was about 15 when it came out and I thought it the most brilliant piece of cinema and Leo to be the most beautiful man (young adult) that walked the Earth or the beaches of Venice. No wonder my love has sprung from the same waters of Greek godness... He'll know what I am talking about.
In the meantime, Leo has grown into a man who tries to hide his good looks with some extra pounds on his midriff and an unattractive goatee. Yet, kudos to him for picking and choosing interesting projects (well, Titanic was blue cheesy and Man in Iron Mask was not so good either) and collaborators and fighting against climate change in his spare time while managing to shack it up with runway models. I am not ashamed to admit that I needed a stiff drink after I saw him in flesh at the "Catch me if you can" premiere in London a few years ago.
Claire Danes, a talented actress without a doubt, has not managed to put herself on the greater map of starry skies. Her most remarkable feat was the love scandal involving Billy Cudrup, a man who left his 7-month pregnant gf for the younger Danes. Oh yes, she was in "Stardust" which came out like six weeks ago, playing a grumpy star that fall. Make that a grumpy starlet.
Anyway, back to the film, it still stands the test of time for originality of vision. Baz is truly a brilliant man, although sometimes he does fall into camp trap. The Mexican city that stands for "fair Verona" looks like a world of desolation, otherworldliness and heightened drama. I could still not stomach the Shakespeare verse, but everything else makes the film sublime.
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