Titus returns victorious from war, only to plant the seeds of future turmoil for himself and his family by setting off a long chain of revenge, cruelty, and murder, aggravated.
...audaciously steps outside of the tradition when it comes to film adaptations of the bard's works, but it also does so much more: notably, find distinct meaning in a play where all notions of importance lacked a central point.
Hopkins unwisely echoes his performance as Hannibal Lecter, but Lange rises to the occasion with a mesmerizingly in-your-face portrait of mother love gone haywire.
