Hamlet and Mel! Surprisingly good, and another side to Mel Gibson. Don't have much to do with Shakespear normally but got this free in a Sunday paper and decided to watch it. Pleasantly surprised to find me gripped enough to watch it all the way through.
brilliant When I saw this on TV a few weeks ago, I was mesmerized. For the first time in my life I actually understood the story of 'Hamlet' and could follow what was going on. I even found myself saying some of the lines from bits and pieces I'd learned over the years, only this time I was able to put them in context. Some snobs might scoff at the way films like this bring Shakespeare to the masses, but I like to think that it would be Shakespeare who would be scoffing at the snobs. Indeed I think he'd be... more info
Hamlet's hard enough! I am currently studying Hamlet, and found this film version excessively irritating. Although some of the acting is good (Ian Holme's Polonius is remarkably well cast, and Nathanial Parker makes a fantastic Laertes), in my opinion the whole film is let down by the lead, played by Mel Gibson. It is hard enough to make people enthusastic about Hamlet (who do not have a natural flair for English or Shakespeare), and I thought that his rather over-acted and confused performance did nothing to lend itself to the... more info
Shakespeare's greatest play and an amazing film Purists of English literature would perhaps discredit this masterpiece of a film for its manipulation, and somewhat removal, of some scenes from Shakespeare's great revenge tragedy. However, the amazing acting from this all-star cast and the excellecent setting and realism of the film more than compensates. Highlights include the scenes demonstrating Ophelia's madness, a fantastically Freudian interpretation of the famous III.iv scene between Hamlet and Gertrude, and the breath-taking final scene. Credit... more info
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