Hamlet's Ghost

We loved viewing Hamlet's Ghost.

You've never seen Shakespeare like this. The set-up in this script written by Walker Haynes is part Noises Off, part X-Files, part John Grisham, part Shakespeare, and all engaging.

The concept is intriguing; the story is involving. You won't want to miss a minute. The cast represents both veteran and new actors. Everyone is cast perfectly. The handsome Hayes is in the lead role. Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Hayes has turned some heads with his mildly successful previous projects. Hamlet's Ghost got some good talk and energy at this summer's Cannes film festival, too. Not bad for an independent filmmaker.

And Stephanie Zimbalist is Queen Gertrude. How could anything featuring Stephanie Zimbalist be anything but classy? Good work, all.

I loved this flick!

Rarely do I watch a movie without being distracted (darn ADD) but with this movie I was captivated from the beginning to end. Hamlet's Ghost is a mystery wrapped in a SciFi adventure sprinkled with some Shakespeare and tied up with an amazing Dr. Who-esque twist at the end that you totally don't see coming. Often today's big budget films follow a predictable formula but with Hamlet's Ghost - you won't figure out what's happening until the very end. Now, that's some great story telling!

Great film, great lead, great characters all around. You won't be disappointed. I can't wait for a sequel!

I love all things Hamlet but this cannot be saved by the Bard. The amateurish acting is the biggest distraction, but the incoherent narrative is disappointing. I liked the idea of time-traveling related to Hamlet, but all the clues add up to nothing. Glad I didn't pay to see this.

1. Cheap home movie style cinematography. 2. Poor audio level clarity. Poor enunciation. No subtitles so it was difficult to follow dialogue. 3. Cheap special effects of time travel was just editing a person out of a scene - poof (not even a poof) he's gone. 4. Acting was amateurish. 5. Worst of all, and Shakey himself would be rolling around in his grave (unless he was cremated), was the unintelligent time travel plot. Wouldn't pass a grade school science class.

This lame, badly-written, poorly-acted, ill-conceived dumpster-dive of a film really doesn't deserve a review... except to warn potential viewers to ignore the 9 & 10 star reviews as bogus hype posts, and avoid this cow flop of anti-cinema.

1. Worst bald-head wig job in the history of... anything. Grade schoolers could have done better using a swimming cap.

2. Worst straw-hat-wearing looney with fake white hair. Of course, he *was* indeed wearing fake white hair, but that is irrelevant. Wouldn't fool a child, much less adult viewers.

3. Terrible sound editing and marble-mouth dialog makes parts of the movie impossible to understand.

4. Just to nitpick, main actor pronounces the game "Soduko" instead of "Sudoku"... and no one in production or editing catches it?

The basic plot is hum-drum done before. The story line is lame and leaves about a zillion strings hanging. There are several plot elements that are emphasized but never explained. I want to tie up the director for at least an amount of time equal to the time he cost me watching this under-baked turkey.

Seriously, this is a total mess of a film and a waste of an evening. Feel totally free to give it a pass and watch oh, anything else. This reeks.