Across the Universe's Julie Taymor shakes up Shakespeare with her adaptation of The Tempest, retrofitting the fantastical tale with a female lead, casting Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren in what is usually the male role of Prospero. The storyline follows the newly coined Prospera (Mirren), an exiled magician who uses her powers to call upon a tempest to bring her enemies to the island she's been forced to call home, not knowing that it will bring a suitor to her daughter, Miranda (Felicity...more
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Sound. Fury. Silliness.
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Boring Movie with Great Zippers
43 out of 100 Metascore®
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OK for kids 14+
Five Word Review by phenixfilm A Tempest for the eyes
Tempest by jrwarden1 The costumes, makeup, acting, directing, cinematography/special affects, etc., were all amazing. The story was easy to follow, and it allowed for a full...
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