William Shakespeare's classic play is brought into the present with the setting as Great Britian in the 1930s. Civil war has erupted with the House of Lancaster on one side, claiming the right to the British throne and hoping to bring freedom to the country. Opposing is the House of York, commanded by the infamous Richard III (Sir Ian McKellen), who rules over a fascist government and hopes to install himself as a dictator monarch.... (Full plot summary below)
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William Shakespeare's classic play is brought into the present with the setting as Great Britian in the 1930s. Civil war has erupted with the House of Lancaster on one side, claiming the right to the British throne and hoping to bring freedom to the country. Opposing is the House of York, commanded by the infamous Richard III (Sir Ian McKellen), who rules over a fascist government and hopes to install himself as a dictator monarch.
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| Boston GlobeJay CarrMade with gusto, daring and visual brilliance, this stripped-down, jazzed-up “Richard” pulsates with bloody life, a triumph of both modernization and popularization. |
| RogerEbert.comRoger EbertThis is a film with a dread fascination. McKellen occupies it like a poisonous spider in its nest. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleA good rule of thumb for Richard III is that if it's not fun, somebody's doing something wrong. Nothing's wrong here. Some of the unexpected visual touches are brilliant, others simply entertaining. But the picture never stops coming at you. |
| The GuardianPeter BradshawThe “fascist” staging could have been hackneyed, but Loncraine carries it off superbly as the showcase for action-thriller noir. |
| Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonRarely has a film used London’s landmarks so cannily, and rarely has screen Shakespeare been so sharp and satisfying. |
| The Seattle TimesMisha BersonRigorous adaptation of the notoriously "difficult" play. |
| San Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserThe light and heavy flow with equal ease and expertise from McKellen's enchanted kitchen. |
| Austin ChronicleRobert FairesThe cast, a who's who of British stars, is terrific, filling the drama with urgency. But driving it is Richard, is McKellen's towering performance, which seems embodied in his face, the left half sloping down, like a cliff sliding into the sea or like it's being pulled slowly -- fatefully -- to hell. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldWatching the splendid Ian McKellen embody any Shakespeare character is always a pleasure, and his slithery portrayal here of the Bard’s most hissable villain is a treat. |
| NewsweekJack KrollWhile this curious clash between a near-modern setting and the much older source material might seem confounding, it actually serves to energize the play, as well as making it more palatable to present-day audiences. |
