'Romeo and Juliet' Gets Bad Reviews, so Watch These 10 Shakespeare Adaptations Instead

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Julian Fellowes' (Downton Abbey) adaptation of Romeo and Juliet opened this weekend to less-than-starry reviews. Hailee Steinfeld and Douglas Booth play the star-crossed lovers in an old-fashioned re-telling, with an emphasis on old. Creators hoped would inspire a new generation to fall in love with Shakespeare, but, unfortunately, it seems it's more of a snooze. So what other Shakespeare adaptations should you see instead of Romeo and Juliet? Well, any of these 10 films. How do we love these? Let us count the ways.

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