Coriolanus isn’t one of Shakespeare’s best-known plays, but that may be a help rather than a hindrance with accepting Ralph Fiennes’ movie adaptation of it.
How do you deliver a Shakespeare play to a modern audience without completely turning off all those who don’t like period dramas? By retaining the essence of said play while transferring it to the present day, that’s how.
This represents Fiennes’ directorial debut, and it’s receiving lots of attention, mostly positive. Adapting a Shakespeare play isn’t exactly the easiest project for a new director, but Fiennes appears to have pulled it off in spectacular fashion.
Coriolanus isn’t going to be for everyone. This is a literary film for Shakespeare purists and for those who don’t need Michael Bay-style explosions in order to leave the cinema satisfied.
