Critics are frankly not convinced by the Romeo played by Tom Holland on the stages of London’s West End. If the star of Spiderman offered to this staging of Romeo and Juliet several sold-out performances, the appointed commentators did not go with the back of the spoon towards him.
“Most of the time, Tom Holland’s Romeo is a quiet, tearful, vulnerable and disappointing guy; it is difficult to understand why Juliette would go to such lengths for him. “If Tom Holland gets a chance to show off his puppy-dog cuteness and Spider-Man physique, he’s probably got a better Romeo in him than this one.” Hollywood Reporter. An opinion measured in comparison with the sledgehammer delivered by the BBC.
To oblivion
“It’s a depressing and lifeless romance, which manages to be both exaggerated and weak,” begins the BBC review before focusing on the actor’s case. “Unable to make his Romeo convincing, Tom Holland only plays one emotion at a time. Towards the end he is reduced to surly disaffection, with Romeo’s emotional tenderness all but forgotten. »
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But all is not lost, since British critics recognize a quality in this production, and it is indeed its Juliet played by a certain Francesca Amewudah-Rivers.
“Relative newcomer Amewudah-Rivers, on the other hand, transcends her gloomy surroundings and constitutes the real lifeline of the play,” concludes the BBC. “His innate mastery of verse is comparable to the best Shakespearean actors. »
