Our cinema trip at the weekend was to see the film version of the Donmar Warehouse production of MacBeth, starring David Tennant and Cush Jumbo and which had rave reviews when it was first performed.
I can't pretend we were overwhelmed with wonder. OK , it was MacBeth so a good watch, and it was David Tennant - has he ever turned in a duff performance? Jumbo was a huge disappointment; even allowing for Lady MacBeth being a thankless part her performance was anything but cohesive and a lot of the time we couldn't make out what she was saying. Five stars from me to an actress called Rona Morrison who took several smaller roles, including that of Lady MacDuff and was excellent in them all. Thumbs down to the updating of the role of the porter from us; I daresay others thought it was funny/a wonderful idea/ great stuff.
Am I glad we went? Yes.
Would I go again? No.
I've read several reviews of the filmed version, and almost all were unimpressed with the porter, so I'm afraid you're not alone.
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