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Reviewed by lowefreddy 8 / 10

I greatly enjoyed this Hamlet!

I love Shakespeare - but I've always been unsure about Hamlet. Its appeal has evaded me, and until this film, I had never found a screen or stage adaptation that I really liked. Let us not ever speak of Ken Branagh's 4-hour uncut version (why did he cut no dialogue? Why did he make it so bloated and self-indulgent? Shudder). The Paapa Essiedu stage version was fine, but it didn't especially grab me. I've seen a clip from the Olivier film, where he performs "O that this too solid flesh would met". Not for me.But this film is brilliant. It makes Hamlet engaging, compelling, and eminently watchable. It is not a perfect film - it is the tiniest bit staged in places and not very emotionally naturalistic - but that is more than expected for Shakespeare adaptations. Far more importantly, Gibson makes a splendid Hamlet; Helena Bonham Carter's Ophelia captures her vulnerability and youth brilliantly. Glenn Close interprets Gertrude as a doting mother who prioritises her son above all else - she does it phenomenally, of course.And Gibson does a fantastic job at displaying all of Hamlet's qualities: his rhetorical checkmating of everyone he meets, his sheer psychopathy in places (conveyed through those piercing, terrifying blue eyes), and - at the very end - his vulnerability and genuine desire to put things right. The scenes after Polonius's death are especially dramatic and moving. You really feel the havoc Hamlet has caused; everyone's lives are uprooted now after this mindless act of violence.Ultimately, this film's best achievement is that it conveys how exciting the story is. Hamlet has rhetorical genius, yes, but also drama, intrigue, ghosts, murder, backstabbing, adventure, and ACTION - all set in a glorious gothic castle. (This film's sets were brilliant by the way. Very beautifully shot.) This film was the first I've seen to properly convey that frenetic action and excitement. That, combined with Gibson's layered performance, make it a solid adaptation that has helped me appreciate this play a tad more.

Reviewed by TBJCSKCNRRQTreviews 7 / 10

Conscience makes cowards of us all

After the king of Denmark dies(yes, back then, battles over ascension were common), his widow soon marries the man's brother. But Hamlet, the natural heir to the throne suspects that it was not as natural a demise as it might appear... could the man now bearing the crown be implicated? I have not read the play itself, but I have seen other adaptations(and I can definitely tell that the dialog is kept intact, if there are trims... so we get the undeniable lyrical skill, wit and cleverness of Shakespeare, with sayings that people sometimes forget actually are from him), and the '48 one with Olivier is a tad better. Gibson in the role is obviously the more crowd-pleasing choice, if he does do a good job. Everyone does give a passionate performance, and we are graced with immense talent in the cast, counting Close, Bates, Holm and a young Bonham Carter. This is a visual approach(I don't know if that is how this director goes about these, it's the only one I've watched), rather than the "filmed theater" of the half a century old take on it. It is photographed rather nicely, if there aren't really any stand-out images. This does have a solid pace, and the 2 hour, 7 minute running time sans credits is never boring. It is a story dealing with how death causes pain, as the survivors are devastated and the killer is haunted by the deed. There is disturbing content, including sexuality, in this. The DVD comes with a two minute trailer. I recommend this to fans of ol' Will. 7/10

Reviewed by mickman91-1 7 / 10

A hollywood-style accessible version of Hamlet which is fairly thorough and faithful. Glenn Close is the best Gertrude

There are a million and one Hamlet's so I will keep this brief as to what are the merits in this one: --Glenn Close is perhaps the best Gertrude I have ever seen. Torn between love for her soon and need for security with Claudius --This version really plays up the sexual undertones between Hamlet and his mother in a way that others dare not --Due to Hollywood-style production and A-list cast it is one of the more accessible versions of Hamlet and in terms of thoroughness ad faithfulness a fairly good place to start perhaps.

Hamlet

1990

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Hamlet

1990

Action / Drama

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I greatly enjoyed this Hamlet!

Conscience makes cowards of us all

A hollywood-style accessible version of Hamlet which is fairly thorough and faithful. Glenn Close is the best Gertrude

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