Troilus and Cressida September 9, 2012

Young love -- passionate and volatile to begin with -- positively ignites amid the prolonged atmosphere of war. Yet "romance" is a word that doesn't apply here. 'Troilus and Cressida' is a story of extremes and contradictions -- rules broken, promises betrayed and the simple goal of survival giving rise to heartbreaking developments. Love and lust, jealousy and revenge, life and death -- there is nothing small about war and, accordingly, there are no small themes here. Devoid of laws, heroes or villains, 'Troilus and Cressida' is intense, dangerous and surprisingly familiar.