Review of Hamlet (1990) by Baby L — 14 Jun 2007

This movie just rocked!!! and mel looks so good on here lol.

This review of Hamlet (1990) was written by Baby L on 14 Jun 2007.

Hamlet has generally received mixed reviews.

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Fantastic. I have always loved this movie and still do some 20 years after first watching it. I also might add that it has aged very well…

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