Sadly, Looking For Richard end up being little more than a 'making of...' documentary with an identity crisis. Unsure whether it wants to be a documentary about Richard III, a straight adaptation of the play, or a serious attempt to bring Shakespeare to the masses, it ends up merely a mish-mash of bizarrely edited footage, as Pacino successfully piques the audience's interest with his unusual portrayal of Richard, then just as successfully destroys it by a sudden, unnecessary cut to an interview with Derek Jacobi, or a frantic cast meeting. If this is the only way today's MTV culture can stomach one of the finest plays ever produced then great literature is truly dead. As Baz Luhrmann has successfully proved with his startling 90s adaption of the bard's Romeo and Juliet, it is possible to modernize great literature without destroying it.

Looking For Richard is partially redeemed only by the limited footage of play we actually see. Pacino is a non-standard Richard who breathes new life into a role which all great actors attempt at one time or another. Winona Ryder's Queen Anne gives the production a fresh faced attractive edge, though some may say she is a little 'girly for the role. However, both of these performances pale into insignificance when compared to Sir Ian McKellen's 1996 film version of the play, set in 1930s Germany. Kirstin Scott Thomas' Anne is far more convincing than Ryder's and McKellen's Richard is second only to that of the great Olivier himself.

It would be interesting to see Pacino's production of Richard III and compare it with McKellen's version. Sadly we are instead only offered tantalising glimpses of a promising adaption ruined by patronising, fanciful, philisophising and pointless twittering. A commendable effort, but poorly executed, bad luck Al.