Review of Ophelia (2019) by Agentz — 20 Nov 2020

A bold and fresh take on the outdated and already overglorified Hamlet tale. It's essentially the same except some the characters (Hamlet, Ophelia, Laertes, and Horatio) are a lot younger than how they're usually portrayed and that this story is now centered around Hamlet's love interest and is told from her perspective instead of Hamlet himself who WAS always the title protagonist of this old tale.

The cast is wonderful and give fairly good performances, especially Daisy Ridley who is a gifted young adult actress. But the film's execution is dry and the story is confusing (well, to be honest, I always found Hamlet confusing).

The tone is confused and doesn't seem to decide whether it is a melodrama or a romantic drama. This film was honestly boring and had me fall asleep on some parts. It doesn't really add much to the Hamlet story as it seemingly tried to aim for.

It was mostly depressing filler. I'd say this is worth watching at least once, but not worth buying.