eightx10
Joined May 2000
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eightx10's rating
Yes, the visuals are grand. Yes, there are some good performances. Unfortunately, Branagh's is not one of them.
Kenneth Branagh is just too over-the-top and indulgent as Hamlet. Maybe it is a matter of taste, but it is vitally important that you like the man who plays Hamlet as the character speaks more than the rest of the cast put together.
Another problem is the script; it was written as a play, it was turned into a movie. A really long movie. I have nothing against long movies, but this one really was long on the dialogue. It didn't have to be this way. I think this play has to be cut a lot to make a tolerable movie. (I would see the Zefferelii one. Really conveys the spirit of the original without making it a marathon movie.)
All in all, it was not terrible but I will not sit through it again.
Kenneth Branagh is just too over-the-top and indulgent as Hamlet. Maybe it is a matter of taste, but it is vitally important that you like the man who plays Hamlet as the character speaks more than the rest of the cast put together.
Another problem is the script; it was written as a play, it was turned into a movie. A really long movie. I have nothing against long movies, but this one really was long on the dialogue. It didn't have to be this way. I think this play has to be cut a lot to make a tolerable movie. (I would see the Zefferelii one. Really conveys the spirit of the original without making it a marathon movie.)
All in all, it was not terrible but I will not sit through it again.
I enjoy a good bad movie now and then. This one is pretty hit or miss in the humor department, but John Candy as the beer truck driver is pretty funny.
I give it a three, but it has its moments.
I give it a three, but it has its moments.
This was is hilariously bad. One of the most ineptly made movies I have ever seen. Sean Connery has one good scene at the beginning, but even it has some really cheezey effects.
And the MUSIC. It has possibly the worst score in film history. I heartily recommend this film to all those out there who (like me) respect an unapologetic bad film.
And the MUSIC. It has possibly the worst score in film history. I heartily recommend this film to all those out there who (like me) respect an unapologetic bad film.