a feature film adaptation of William shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Mercutio is an army vet of Verona, a kinsman to the prince, an alcoholic, and suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. When the movie starts he is on leave from active duty and tries to re-acclimate to civilian living by attending the Capulet Party and hanging out with Romeo and Benvolia who he looks at as a little brother and sister.