I don’t remember the name of the movie but Leonardo Dicaprio starred in Romeo and Juliette set in modern day Los Angeles that, I think, works very well.
I’ll check it out. I watched Richard the III with Ian McKellon cast in the time of World War II. I sort of hated it although as expected McKellon was very good and I watched Patrick Stewart play McBeth set in the 20th century and again, Stewart did a good job but the setting was not good and in both, the problem was that swords were such an important part of the dialogue that it was awkward and especially in Richard the III, how in heaven’s name could McKellon convincingly cry for a horse to rescue him in the middle of an urban setting in the 20th century. It was silly.