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The Tempest Movie Review

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Review for the film " The Tempest"

Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 1 Hour 50 Minutes

Certificate: UA

Released: 10-12-2010

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Drama

Similar To: Girl Haunts Boy, Happiness Is, His Three Daughters, Música

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CAST & CREW

Helen Mirren

David Strathairn

Felicity Jones

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Director:

Julie Taymor

Movie Actor:

Reeve Carney

David Strathairn

Movie Actress:

Helen Mirren

Felicity Jones

Tom Conti

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Intro: The Tempest Click to look into! >> Read More... is a movie based on the famous play by William Shakespeare. Julie alters the sex of the lead role to give it a more compassionate touch.

Plot: The film’s main character is Prospera ( Helen Mirren She is known to be one of the superstars that main >> Read More... ) who has been arrogated from her throne by her brother Antonio ( Chris Cooper Chris Cooper is an American actor. He was born as >> Read More... ), with the help of King Alonso of Naples (David Straithairn) and is thrown away in a boat with her three-year-old daughter Miranda ( Felicity Jones Born and brought up in Bournville, Felicity Jones >> Read More... ). She is declared an outcast and lands on an island. There she brings into her servitude the human beast Caliban ( Djimon Hounsou Djimon Hounsou is an actor from Benin, which is a >> Read More... ) the sole inhabitant of the island. Djimon looks like an African native to give a bestial feel. Prospea captures the island with her dauntless attitude and frees the ambiguous spirit Ariel (Ben Whisaw). She lives there for 12 years while her daughter and Alonso’s son Ferdinand (Reeve Carney) fall in love with one another. Alonso is furious over. He marries his daughter to the prince of Tunisia and is returning with his son Ferdinand, his brother Sebastian ( Alan Cumming Alan Cumming's birth was on January 27, 1965. >> Read More... ) and Antonio. Prospero seeks her chance for revenge, and inculcates a tempest with the help of androgynous sprite and wreaks havoc on the ship.

Review: The movie tries to replicate the magic and further enhance it with intimidating performances from Helen and brilliant costume design and shooting locations. The compassion towards Miranda comes forth with greater influence with Prospera portrayed as a woman. She is usurped on account of using sorcery against his husband. She proves it in the end by causing the storm. The art direction is beautiful and the dialogues have been brushed up. The essence of the theater has not been able to transpire through scenes, and it gets annoying in sessions. There is not one scene that lightens you up with the gleam. There are not many compelling changes from the original. The villains do not come up with force, and other characters are just obscured.

Verdict: A stirring performance from Helen and visual displays may drag you to it but may not be enough to keep you stuck.