
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.... (Full plot summary below)
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Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
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| VarietyGuy LodgeFearsomely visceral and impeccably performed, it’s a brisk, bracing update, even as it remains exquisitely in period. |
| FlavorwireJason BaileyA terrifying, seemingly irreversible dirge, gloomy and rainy and blood-soaked. |
| Movie TalkJason BestBold, insightful and bracingly cinematic. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanThis cinematic Macbeth possesses a terrible beauty, evoking fear, sadness, awe and confusion. Presented with the aesthetic of a dark comic book, it’s also a mournful masterpiece, rendering Shakespeare’s spectacle with all the sorrow and majesty that it deserves. |
| Cine PremiereJesús ChavarriaA solid new version of the classic Shakespeare play with minor but good changes to some dialogue. [Full review in Spanish] |
| Digital SpyBen Rawson-JonesSpearheaded by Michael Fassbender's mesmerising lead performance, this tragic tale grips your senses from the beginning and never lets go. |
| TheWrapInkoo KangFassbender manages to find the psychological throughline that makes Macbeth’s increasing mental deterioration — a development that can feel overly formalistic, not to mention moralistic — wholly convincing. |
| New Zealand HeraldPeter CalderWhat's most striking about the film, which will doubtless annoy textual purists but will surely excite movie fans, is how eerily quiet it is. |
| What CultureAlex Leadbeater[Macbeth] is both a faithful recreation and daring re-reading of the source, and ranks as one of the greatest Shakespeare movies ever made. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Robbie CollinJustin Kurzel’s blistering, blood-sticky new screen version of Macbeth unseams the famous Shakespearean tragedy open from the nave to the chops, letting its insides spill out across the rock underfoot. |