Hamlet in the Golden Vale

A contemporary yet faithful film adaptation worth seeing! Especially great performances by Taylor Myers in the lead and Pat Dwyer as the Kings

This movie was not only the worst Hamlet but possibly the worst movie I've seen so far this year. Total hogwash

Ignore all these glowing "fake" reviews that have been upvoted by the other "fake" reviewers...

You know the movie is bad when they need to try and manipulate the score.....

Bad movie from start to finish, avoid at all costs

This film was a remarkable surprise. Shakespeare can be so self-conscious on film but this movie never takes a wrong turn. A beautifully conceived, atmospheric, riveting and spooky adaptation of the play. Engrossing, passionate performances, astonishing direction and editing. All aspects of the production are highly effective and memorable!

I was fortunate enough to be able to see this film for the first time with the cast and crew at its debut in NYC. It was a beautiful interpretation of Hamlet, with absolutely stunning visuals and a talented cast of seasoned Shakespearean actors. The film will leave you aching, laughing, crying, and feeling for the characters throughout the course of the story. I recommend this film to both Shakespeare enthusiasts as well as those who are less familiar. Bravo to all involved in the making of this beautiful story.

Saw this at a theater in NYC at the Manhattan Film Festival, where it won Best Feature. It's great. A van of actors arrive at a castle, where they immediately transform into an amazing production of Hamlet. So it's a play within a play within a movie. And it really works as a film. The actors speak Elizabethan English so clearly and without artifice that you barely notice it's not fully modern prose. It's exciting as a murder/revenge film, with or without Shakespeare's prose. Run time is two hours, not four, so the text has been cut very intelligently but every word is the original text. The actors are first rate and there's lots of doubling of roles, as Shakespeare had to do with his small company. The film also moves seamlessly between the actors and their roles (you see the actors on break between each act of the play). Bravo to the director and cinematographer.