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Romeo and Juliet
ExistiMetric™: 470
When the star-crossed lovers of two enemy families meet, forbidden love ensues. 
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Top 10 Highly-Rated Reviews-
1. Todd McCarthy
4.88
McCarthy’s “Romeo + Juliet: Film Review” Is Worthy of the Bard Himself -
2. Adam Fendelman 4.75
Adam Fendelman’s “Almost Passable” Is Devilish Fun -
3. Tim Grierson 4.63
Tim Grierson’s Review of “Romeo and Juliet” Is a Knowing, Insightful Take -
4. Soren Anderson 4.38
Soren Anderson’s “Isn’t to Die For” Makes a Comedy Out of a Tragedy -
5. Stephanie Merry 4.28
Stephanie Merry’s “All Been Done Before” Is as Cutting as a Capulet Sword -
6. Witney Seibold 4.25
Witney Seibold’s “Review: ‘Romeo + Juliet’” Has Hot Verisimilitude -
7. Stephen Whitty 4.25
Stephen Witty’s “Star-Crossed Tragedy” Is an Intellectual Gem for All Ages -
8. Mick LaSalle 4.25
Mick LaSalle Drops Shakespearian Truth Bombs on All in “On the Bard” -
9. Justin Chang 4.23
Justin Chang’s “Romeo and Juliet” Is an Entertaining Education -
10. Dana Stevens 4.23
Dana Stevens Soars With Deep Reflections on Classic Drama in “Don’t Bite”
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Top 10 Poorly-Rated Reviews-
1. Bill Goodykoontz 1.5
Bill Goodykoontz’s “‘Romeo and Juliet,’ 4 Stars” Is a Mystery -
2. Brian Viner 1.7
By My Troth, Brian Viner’s “… ‘Romeo + Juliet’” Is a Simplistic Review -
3. Peter Bradshaw 1.7
Peter Bradshaw’s “‘Romeo and Juliet’—Review” Starves For—Anything! -
4. Marc Mohan 1.75
Marc Mohan’s “‘Romeo and Juliet’ Review” Is Trifle -
5. Kelly Vance 1.88
Kelly Vance Provides Short Lived Flame in “Romeo and Juliet” -
6. Peter Rainer 2
Peter Rainer’s “‘Romeo and Juliet’ Lacks Heat and Romance (+Video)” Bores -
7. Roger Moore 2.23
Roger Moore’s “‘Romeo + Juliet’” Needs Better Writing -
8. Steven Rea 2.25
Steven Rea’s “Awful New ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Is a Pain in the Back” Bites -
9. Todd Jorgenson 2.25
Your Neighbor May Be More Informative Than Todd Jorgenson’s “Romeo” -
10. Mark Kermode 2.28
Mark Kermode’s “Romeo and Juliet” Is a Snippet of Sass
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51 Other Reviews-
Bilge Ebiri 4.23
Bilge Ebiri Reaches Into the Soul in “Undercut” -
Peter Canavese 4.2
Peter Canavese’s “‘Romeo and Juliet’ (2013)” Doesn’t Twaddle -
Kate Erbland 4.15
Kate Erbland’s “Review: ‘Romeo + Juliet’” Delivers Entertaining Diatribe -
Nell Minow 4.15
Nell Minow Transforms Into Stern Movie Mom in “Romeo & Juliet” -
Andrew O'Hehir 4.1
Andrew O’Hehir Is the Calm Voice of Reason in “Bard for Twihards” -
Jake Coyle 4.1
Jake Coyle Created Lively Story of His Own With “Lacking Passion” -
Tasha Robinson 4.1
Tasha Robinson’s “Romeo + Juliet” Is Brisk, Smart, and Sage -
Manohla Dargis 4.03
Words of Sweet Emotion Make “Oh, Hey” by Manohla Dargis a Swell Time -
Joe Williams 4
Joe Williams’ “Star-Crossed Lovers” Lowers the Bar on the Film Even Further -
Elizabeth Weitzman 4
Weitzman’s “‘Romeo and Juliet’: Movie Review” Says a Lot With a Little -
Jeffrey M. Anderson 4
Jeffrey M. Anderson’s “Romeo and Juliet (2013)” Is a Competent Lament -
Sara Stewart 4
Sara Stewart’s “Smell That Sweet” Is Humorous and Informative -
Todd Gilchrist 4
Todd Gilchrist’s “‘Romeo and Juliet’ Review” Is Hilarious, Dude -
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky 3.98
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky’s “Romeo + Juliet” Is Hate at First Sight -
Nigel Andrews 3.98
Nigel Andrews’ “‘Romeo + Juliet’” Dishes Out Crib Note Entertainment -
Connie Ogle 3.93
Connie Ogle’s “Romeo and Juliet” Inspires an Italian Vacation -
Katey Rich 3.93
Katey Rich Wields the Written Word of Doom in “Romeo and Juliet” -
John Anderson 3.9
Criticism Cuts Straight in John Anderson’s “‘Romeo and Juliet’ Review” -
Sandy Schaefer 3.88
Sandy Schaefers Lacks Pure Heat in “Romeo and Juliet” -
Simon Reynolds 3.88
Passion and Structure Duke It Out in “Star-Crossed” by Simon Reynolds -
S. Jhoanna Robledo 3.88
S. Jhoanna Robledo Dazzles With Love + Swordplay in “Romeo 2013” -
Tim Robey 3.78
Tim Robey Talks Chemistry in “Romeo and Juliet, Review” -
David Kaplan 3.75
David Kaplan Says Juliet Isn’t That Beautiful in “Juliet & Kaplan” -
Susan Wloszczyna 3.65
Wloszczyna’s “Romeo and Juliet” Chronicles the Murder of a Classic -
Claudia Puig 3.63
Claudia Puig’s “Oh ‘Romeo’” Lacks in Presentation and Complexity -
Betsy Sharkey 3.63
Betsy Sharkey Is Comprehensive in “It Should Blaze” Except on Leads -
Kimberley Jones 3.5
Kimberley Jones and Her Readers Ponder Inventiveness in “Romeo & Juliet” -
Frank Swietek 3.5
Frank Swietek’s “Romeo and Juliet” Is Probing and Acrimonious -
Mark Dujsik 3.5
Mark Dujsik Looks After Juliet in “ROMEO and JULIET” -
Nathalie Atkinson 3.4
Nathalie Atkinson Writes With Grace in “No Joss” but Has Problems -
Ken Hanke 3.38
Ken Hanke Wails on in “Review: Romeo” but Can’t Quite Back It Up -
Brian Orndorf 3.38
Brian Orndorf’s Is a Thoroughly Laborious “‘Romeo and Juliet’ Preview” -
Liam Lacey 3.35
Liam Lacey’s “No Chemistry a Problem” Finds No Problem in Writing -
David Noh 3.28
David Noh’s “Film Review: Romeo & Juliet” Can’t Live Up to Its Highlights -
R. Kurt Osenlund 3.25
R. Kurt Osenlund’s “Romeo and Juliet” Is Paint by Numbers Reviewing -
Eddie Harrison 3.2
Eddie Harrison Devotes a Sentence to Juliet in “Far Too Reverent” -
James Verniere 3.18
James Verniere Wears the Tragedy Mask in “Predecessors” -
Matt Pais 3.13
Matt Pais’ “‘Romeo and Juliet’ Review” Shan’t Displease -
Richard Ouzounian 3.08
Richard Ouzounian’s “Review: Romeo and Juliet…” Forgets It’s a Movie -
Laura Clifford 2.98
Laura Clifford Proves She Has Seen “Romeo & Juliet in “Reeling Romeo” -
Stefan Pape 2.95
Stefan Pape’s “Romeo and Juliet Review” Is Just That and Nothing More -
Ty Burr 2.88
Ty Burr’s “… This Remake of ‘Romeo and Juliet’?” Is Cut Short -
Ethan Alter 2.88
Scientists Will Be Needed to Decode Ethan Alter’s “Burning Questions” -
Charlotte O'Sullivan 2.8
Charlotte O’Sullivan’s “Romeo and Juliet” Softens Heart for Eye Candy -
Joshua Rothkopf 2.63
Joshua Rothkopf Falls Flat in “Romeo and Juliet” Review -
James Berardinelli 2.63
James Berardinelli, “Romeo + Juliet (2013)” Tries Hard but Misses the Point -
Allan Hunter 2.6
Allan Hunter May Be First to Admit That “Review: Romeo” Is a Confused Mess -
Matt Mueller 2.5
Matt Mueller’s “Romeo and Juliet (2013)” Fades Before It Begins -
Matthew Turner 2.4
Matthew Turner’s “Romeo and Juliet (PG)” Is Good Reading, Pilgrim! -
Eric D. Snider 2.38
Devastating Irony Reigns Supreme in Eric D. Snider’s “Movie Review” -
Austin Kennedy 2.33
Austin Kennedy’s “The Latest Adaptation” Is a Confusing Contradiction
