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DramaRomance

Private Romeo

- Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books

When eight male cadets are left behind at an isolated military high school, the greatest romantic drama ever written seeps out of the classroom and permeates their lives.

Release Date : 2011-06-20

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Wolfe Releasing

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Shakespeare Project

Cast

Seth Numrich

Character Name : Sam Singleton

Original Name : Seth Numrich

Gender : Male

Matt Doyle

Character Name : Glen Mangan

Original Name : Matt Doyle

Gender : Male

Hale Appleman

Character Name : Josh Neff

Original Name : Hale Appleman

Gender : Male

Charlie Barnett

Character Name : Ken Lee

Original Name : Charlie Barnett

Gender : Male

Chris Bresky

Character Name : Omar Madsen

Original Name : Chris Bresky

Gender : Male

Sean Hudock

Character Name : Gus Sanchez

Original Name : Sean Hudock

Gender : Male

Bobby Moreno

Character Name : Carlos Morena

Original Name : Bobby Moreno

Gender : Male

Barry Adamson

Character Name : Adam Hersh

Original Name : Barry Adamson

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-04-16

This is quite a creative reimagining of the "Romeo & Juliet" story that shifts the setting from Verona to an American military academy. Therein, are eight cadets who essentially adopt the roles of the Montagues and Capulets - but with a difference. All are male. Using an hybrid of Shakespeare's own language and a modern day soundtrack along with an overtly militaristic scenario, the love story unfolds. Creator Alan Brown has done quite well here. Clearly the budget was pretty minimal, but he uses light and shadow, pulls focus, includes dance and sport - all to create, effectively enough, a modern-day appreciation of affection, bigotry and intolerance. It's not that it swipes at the US military's approach to being gay, per se, it highlights it - and it also demonstrates that regardless of the overarching "policy", it is down to individual people to implement lasting change and improvements. The cast work well together and the film, though it does require concentration, flows along well. Maybe a bit too long, and the sound mix isn't always the best - but it's an interesting watch this.