Go Citizens Schmitizens by Jake_Gittes Not one of Shakespeare's more popular adaptations probably because of the fickle citizens, which might have been acceptable to audiences prior to the Age of Enlightenment, but not so much thereafter....
So-so Turn up the volume by mr_denhart This is more of a play then anything else. It's all about the script and the script is like a high school class assignment requirement to go see it....
Must Go! Awesome by Rbastian12 We do not see enough modern recreations of Shakespeare films that maintain a certain loyalty to William's original text. Ralph Fines runs the risk of being cheesy early on with certain newsflash...
100 The Hollywood Reporter | Ray Bennett Ralph Fiennes directs and stars in Coriolanus as William Shakespeare's Rambo in a production that delivers heavyweight screen acting at its best. Read full review
91 Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum With its warring factions, citizen uprisings, guerrilla insurgencies, political intrigue, bloody warfare, family tensions, and homoerotic subtext, Coriolanus is one of the year's best political thrillers. Read full review
88 Boston Globe | Ty Burr Coriolanus leaves an acrid, unfinished taste. Fiennes, making his directorial debut, gets into the meat of the thing, and he takes advantage of the bluntness of the text; even Shakespeare newcomers will be able to follow along. Read full review
88 Philadelphia Inquirer | Steven Rea Brian Cox is especially good, and slippery, as Menenius, a Roman senator. Read full review