Kenneth Branagh ("Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," "The Road to El Dorado") writes, directs and stars in this four-time Oscar-nominated classic Shakespeare saga about the melancholy Dane. With an all-star cast, including Oscar-nominee Kate Winslet ("Iris," "Titanic") and Oscar-winner Julie Christie ("Dragonheart," "Dr. Zhivago"), as well as appearances by Charlton Heston, John Gielgud, Jack Lemmon, Gerard Depardieu, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams and many others. Branagh received an Oscar nomination for his outstanding screenplay. The Hollywood Reporter says "Branagh has boldly invigorated William Shakespeare's most celebrated play to a towering visual dimension that captures the tumultuous tragedy as no stage or filmic version has... Multiple Oscar nominations seem in order."
When Hamlet discovers his father’s deceased body, he finds himself pulled into a power struggle as his scheming uncle attempts to secure a monopoly on the Scandinavian rubber duck industry. Will Hamlet avenge his father? Will he become the king of rubber ducks? Does any of it really matter?
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Loved it!I'm a student, and in my English class we read and watched this version of Hamlet, also going to see Jude Law play him in the West End. I loved Kenneth's version. A problem with a lot of people playing Hamlet is that they don't have a wide enough emotional range to successfully portray the character, but that was not a problem here. Kate Winslet did a wonderful job as Ophelia, and I thought the character interpretation of Gertrude was perfect. While some of the choices made were a little liberal (like Hamlet had slept with Ophelia, for example), they were justified within the story and worked within the movie. Although I didn't like the grave digger in this version, Robin Williams was so hilarious as Osric that it didn't matter. Five stars!.Score: 5/5
Finally, the Whole Thing Done Right!Branagh's Hamlet was easily the best film of 1996! The performances are absolutely spot on, especially Branagh, Derek Jacoby, Julie Christie and Kate Winslet, who all deserved awards! The adaptation is superb and finally COMPLETE! This film is an riveting, exciting and visceral interpretation that moves so quickly it seems much shorter than its four hour running time! As with Henry V and Much Ado About Nothing, Branagh has raised the bar for filmed Shakespeare. He is also wonderful in Othello (although he didn't direct), which I notice is also available here..Score: 5/5
Y’all are dumbAnyone who thinks this movie is bad, please educate yourself.Score: 5/5
Bravo for Hamlet!This performance of Hamlet (full length) is inspiring. The very talented cast and production of the film are superb. Even as the picture runs about 4 hours, it is worth investing the time to watch. The acting and direction bring to life the complete story in a way the both satisfies newer audience members and pleases those who are familiar with and love Shakespeare..Score: 5/5
For Once, I Gotta Go With GibsonDon't subject yourself to this torture. Branagh once again plops himself down in the starring role (as well as writing and directing) and the persona we see shining through is Branagh, not Hamlet. Now, I'm the first guy to jump on board with a good 4-hour movie. Keyword: good. This is not a good movie; rather, it's 4 hours of horrid overacting (even by the most generous Shakespearean standards), dreadful miscasting (Billy Crystal; Jack Lemmon; Robin Williams; Kenneth Branagh), and a pointless temporal update from medieval times to the 1800s. Other Shakespeare adapters do that to make a statement; Branagh does it to show off the pretty castle he talked his way into. And talk is about all you get with this movie: it's a full-text adaptation. Other directors omit lines and passages to help make the experience flow more smoothly. Here, some actors will spit out there lines like watermelon seeds on automatic to fit them all in, and others (mostly the star) will take forever to milk every possible second of screen time out of it. I was reasonably disappointed with his pre-"Hamlet" work, but now I'm officially off any movie that has his name attached to it (except that Harry Potter flick). The most spectacular waste of everything in the long, sad history of cinematic excess..Score: 1/5
I hate this moveSo long so boring so stupit so unfair.Score: 1/5
I watched this film in my Literature class....And I absolutely loved it. I think that the fact that my professor put so much emphasis and passion into the film also influenced me and the class to fall a little more deeply in love with the character that Branagh so eloquently portrays. But the whole movie-- from the customs, the setting and the spectacular interpretation of Shakespeare's Hamlet-- was great and unforgettable. But, then again, Branagh has also made other spectacular movies, so the fact that this one is so great isn't so surprising..Score: 5/5
I loved it!A great version of this story..Score: 5/5
The best screen adaptation we'll probablly have for a while.While I have issues about some of Branagh's choices that border on camp (see the chandelier ending), it's still a thrilling production to watch. His love of the play is evident from his choice of cast to his decision to film it in glorious panoramic 70 mm. It's an obvious labour of love and considering his age at the time of production was the only time he could have filmed it. Doyle pulls all the stops out in composing the score and he runs the gambet of styles. One could see it being used in high schools to teach this to kids because this is more or less a complete reading and for nothing else it's probablly the best we'll see for at least another generation..Score: 5/5
A classic brought to the screenThis film is a great tribute to the classic masterpiece. This 4 hour picture is the entire play of Hamlet with no edits, and it is well worth your time. Kenneth brings together a team of brilliant actors to create this epic story. It is by far my favorite Shakespeare film. If you are unable to see a staged production of Hamlet, this will do you well..Score: 5/5
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Excellent! (Did I say excellent?)This will be brief: If you are not a fan and reader of Mr. Shakespere's plays then don't watch. You will be bored and if you are bored then this 4 hour treat will seem like a whole day. If you are a fan you must watch. All around, everywhere and everything is excellent..Score: 5/5
Stunning to say the leastQuite simply...stunning to say the least...Kenneth Branagh delivers a performance of a life-time, I don't think i have been so moved by a piece of theatre than by Kenneth Branagh's interpretation of Hamlet. Absolutely Brilliant!.Score: 5/5
Genius.Branagh is a genius. This is the most vibrant, sexy, awesome, grand and visually stunning adaptations of Hamlet I've ever seen. Kudos to Branagh for using the full text and more kudos for moving the time period up as well, allowing for more colour and all the pomp and circumstance the piece requires. The musical score is tangibly grand, the cast is amazing and gives deep, nuanced and explosive performances, especially Branagh himself. This is my favourite film adaptation of all of Shakespeare's plays. Endlessly enjoyable. Thank-you Mr. Branagh..Score: 5/5
Horrible. This film is a mess.I mean, the film is kind of fun in a burlesque way, perhaps. As in, you could use it to play a drinking game (take a drink every time someone speaks in an urgent whisper). But it takes itself altogether far too seriously. The acting is dreadful, melodramatic, and worst of all, the funny bits are completely missed. Claudius, for example, is warm and sympathetic where he should be outrageous. Although I am sure this was nothing like Shakespeare's vision, I can't say he wouldn't like it. At least parts of it. After all, he wrote the script verbatim. But even Shakespeare himself cut mercilessly. I really think he would look at it as a missed opportunity. Or a whole series of missed opportunities. Everywhere this film could have been really cool, Branagh mucked it up with overbearing music, needless and distracting "action", and visually superfluous set pieces that repeat like a Flintstones cartoon. This film is a mess..Score: 2/5
It won’t let me watch the remaining 45 minutesIt won’t let me watch the remaining 45 minutes..Score: 4/5
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