Nat Jester says: "This is a good attempt at a directorial debut from Ralph Fiennes, which, like Baz Lurhman's Shakespeare adaptation Romeo + Juliet, brings an old tale into the present while retaining original dialogue. Fiennes is brilliant as Caius 'Coriolanus' Martius, giving the sense of a man who cares for his country, but just can't seem to make the right move. James Nesbit is also good as a schemening senator and Vanessa Redgrave does an outstanding job of playing the family matriarch, exerting disturbing power over Martius, her son. 4/5"