You'll love it or hate it.Personally, I found it deliriously enthralling! Brilliantly ambitious in art direction, and more authentic in it's portrayal of anguished teenage romance than any other version. A sweet sound track doesn't hurt!If you can't appreciate Shakespeare and highbrow art-flicks, you're not going to appreciate the faithful dialogue and lovely little double entendres. If you don't dig over the top, two fisted Hong Kong fire fights, you'll be nauseated by the gorgeous excess.But if you're lucky enough to enjoy both, I guarantee this gem will pack more punch than Romeo's .45!I never appreciated the source material more. For something completely different, but equally brilliant, don't miss Kenneth Branaugh's Henry V.