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Macbeth Review

After seeing the impressive trailers fro this film, not to mention my admiration for Shakespeare, I had some high expectations for this film when I bought my ticket for it. So imagine the terrific standard of this film when I say this film heavily exceeded my expectations with flying colours! This film is perhaps the best Shakespeare film adaptation that audiences have seen in a while. Not since the time of Kenneth Branagh has it been this good! The part where the film excels the most is the visuals. Believe it or not it's actually rare for a film set in Scotland to be filmed in Scotland. Braveheart was mostly filmed in Northern Ireland. Which is really strange due to how beautiful Scotland is. This is something that the film captures indefinitely, as director Justin Kurzel and cinematographer Adam Arkapaw making every shot look more like a painting rather than any ordinary film, capturing the majestic look of the Scottish terrain. This is perhaps the closest a film has been t