Review of Hamlet (1990) by Guy L — 09 Jun 2013
A decent rendition of the famous Shakespeare play. This was the film where we took Gibson seriously as an actor. As Hamlet, he feels stiff, like he's reciting the lines, about 50% of the time. The other 50% he feels like he's legitimately in the role.
Ian Holm was fun to watch as always. The castle for the setting was used well to give the film a certain brooding ambiance. Of Shakespeare movies, this one falls somewhere in the middle. Not bad, but not awesome, but also fairly easy to follow.
This review of Hamlet (1990) was written by Guy L on 09 Jun 2013.
Hamlet has generally received mixed reviews.
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