Juliet Capulet (Clara Rugaard) has a forbidden romance with Romeo Montague (Jamie Ward) which they hide from their families, Lady Capulet (Rebel Wilson), Lord Capulet (Rupert Everett), and Lord Montague (Jason Isaacs) in Juliet & Romeo. The screenplay by writer/director Timothy Scott Bogart is a very loose re-imagining of the beloved Shakespeare play Romeo & Juliet tragedy. Bogart changes the tone, the ending, the dialogue and the personality of the characters while adding musical numbers with pop music. What ensues is a cringe-inducing, shallow and overlong musical that butchers the classic story and almost turns it into a parody. Clara Rugaard and Jamie Ward give decent performances  although they lack chemistry together. Some of the supporting cast members, like Derek Jacobi  as Friar Lawrence, add a morsel of gravitas. Rebel Wilson is miscast, though. The costume and set designs are stylish and impressive, but the musical numbers are underwhelming and very rarely exhilarating. Sure, Juliet & Romeo is a very upbeat and lively version of Romeo & Juliet, but why fix it if it ain't broken? William Shakespeare is rolling in his grave. At a lengthy running time of 2 hours and 2 minutes, it opens in UK theaters nationwide for one-night only via Icon Film Distribution.