Review of Hamlet 2 (2008) by Ben B — 17 Nov 2009
Flat and uninteresting characters flounder through a lifeless script for the vast majority of the film. At times Steve Coogan seems as though he can't actually believe he's been reduced to a film of this low quality.
Catherine Keener is wasted and seems to simply be going through the motions in a subplot that is almost entirely pointless. Ultimately the film never seems to know what story it's telling, and after over an hour of ploughing away with the tedious and painfully unfunny life of Coogan's character, it realises that the focus should have been on the play he is creating.
Even though the songs and ideas presented in the final act were enough to bump this up an extra half a star, this realisation comes far too late to save what is overall a poorly written and acted film.
This review of Hamlet 2 (2008) was written by Ben B on 17 Nov 2009.
Hamlet 2 has generally received mixed reviews.
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