LADY MACBETH is an example of another potentially interesting movie let down by a slow, dragging kind of execution that renders the whole experience quite the bore. It's about a repressed woman living in the Victorian era, who makes some dramatic changes in her life, particularly in regard to three men who come into it and affect her in different ways. The film has a simplistic plot and as such feels dragged out; it becomes obvious where this is going around the halfway mark and yet it takes an age to get there. Things merely plod along to the ultra-obvious climax that you saw coming a mile off. With a bit of life, vibrancy and suspense added to the story this could have been thrilling, and the actors are certainly effective at investing you in their lives. But overall this is more of a thumb-twiddler than a seat-edger.
Review of Lady Macbeth
