Rome & Jewel
Rome amp Jewel is a 2006 hiphop musical adaptation of William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet set in Los Angeles that deals with interracial love. The film stars Nate Parker as Rome and Lindsey Haun as Jewel. The 2008 rerelease had modest box office results and mostly negative critical commentary.
The film was released for theatrical presentation on February 22, 2006 and November 28, 2008 and released on DVD on March 9, 2010. Its 2008 rerelease was in one theater for one week earning 470.Aaron Hillis of The Village Voice described the movie as a soapy, contemporary L.A.set adaptation. Nathan Lee of The New York Times said the film was a retrograde, thoroughly schematic conflict between rich, snooty white kids and workingclass blacks. Robert Koehler, writing for Variety, said it was a tonedeaf and culturally silly adaptation, which pits Beverly Hills whites against Compton blacks. Lee also indicated that the divisiveness was a bit contrived and that the film breathes life into the socioeconomic consideration it hopes to fight. ........
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