Titus

Titus (1999) – It’s pretentious, to be sure, and a tad drawn out, but it’s visually impressive (Taymor pulls off the anachronism surprisingly well), it has outstanding performances throughout, and its revenge hyper-theme is powerful and ever-relevant; beyond the Bard’s less-than-stellar plotting, Taymor makes only a few missteps, and it’s hard to imagine there could be a more worthwhile adaptation of Shakespeare’s most gruesome play. 7