Private Romeo

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Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" gets an update in this provocative drama, which sets the tale in an all-male military school where rival groups of cadets clash with one another -- and find desire in unexpected quarters.
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Netflix Rating: 3.2
Top Rotten Tomatoes Critics: A dynamite ensemble cast of young actors invests the Bard's poetry with energetic immediacy. full review

Ronnie Scheib, Variety

Take a couple of friends to see it, and the amount you spend may exceed the amount the filmmakers did. full review

Kyle Smith, New York Post

An earnest experiment in don't-ask-don't-tell drama as indebted to shirtlessness as to iambic pentameter. full review

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

A pandering coming-of-ager about sexual identity and equality. full review

Aaron Hillis, Village Voice

Private Romeo will undoubtedly be regarded by some as a curio, but it's a sweet, sympathetic and surprising one, highly recommended to the adventurous spirit in an enlightened and changing world. full review

Rex Reed, New York Observer

Unfortunately, "modern" additions (like the soldiers' YouTube videos and some social media moments) feel clunky, and a necessarily shortened approach trips the movie up... full review

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News

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Alan Brown

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