Summer of Netflix Day 59 - Coriolanus
Chris: This is the 2nd Shakespeare adaptation we’ve seen in Summer of Netflix and, like Much Ado, Coriolanus is given a modern setting. Coriolanus isn’t exactly one of Shakespeare’s famous plays as it’s one rarely even performed or discussed so it’s easy to go into this movie without knowing anything about the play. I enjoyed this particular portrayal because it felt like a longer/better written episode of Kings, the short-lived NBC drama that depicted the early days of King David in a modern setting and I’m sure I’m the only die-hard fan of this show. Both have that militant/geo-politics modernness setting but with language that often feels epic but not quite out-of-place, at least that’s how it felt to me. Also, I’ve really gotten into FX’s drama, Tyrant and has some of those same elements. This was Ralph Fiennes directorial debut as well as playing the titular character with Gerard Butler playing Aufidius, however, it’s Vanessa Redgrave that steals the show with her cha...