In a special movie review for SIDEWALKS, reporter Beau Behan of Beau’s Flicks & Nix gives his take on “Macbeth” starring Michael Fassbender and recent guest Marion Cotillard.
MACBETH
The Weinstein Company
Running Time: 110 mins
Directed by Justin Kurzel
Produced by Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Laura Hastings-Smith
Screenplay by Jacob Koskoff, Michael Lesslie, Todd Louiso
Based on “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare
Starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Paddy Considine, Sean Harris, Jack Reynor, Elizabeth Debicki, David Thewlis
Studio Synopsis:
From the producers of THE KING’S SPEECH comes the story of a fearless Scottish General, Macbeth (Michael Fassbender), whose ambitious wife (Marion Cotillard) urges him to use wicked means to gain power of the throne. A thrilling interpretation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous and compelling characters, MACBETH is a dramatic reimagining of the realities of war-torn times and a tale of all-consuming passion and ambition.