Review of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991) by Jack P — 20 Aug 2010
Based upon Tom Stoppard's novel, the comedy Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are dead delivers great performances from its three leads, a funny and witty screenplay, and a lot of fun. Gary Oldman is fantastic as Rosencrantz, and Tim Roth is equally as great as Guilderstern.
Richard Dreyfuss plays The Player, the fellow they meet while stumbling around. The script is clever because Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are two minor characters from Hamlet so as they stumble around, they do not know about how they are scripted.
The movie starts off in a clever scene in which Rosencrantz keeps flipping a coin and always gets heads. This is somehow clever. Yes, it's the old I always get heads coin trick. But they somehow cleverly do it.
On top of all this, Richard Dreyfuss is great in all his over-the-topness. If you like smart and sharp dialogue, you'll love it. If you watch it expecting a stupid comedy, or a comedy where you don't have to think, however, don't expect to like it.
However, if you can get into a sharp, smart, funny, and witty comedy, you should definitely seek it out. A true classic.
This review of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991) was written by Jack P on 20 Aug 2010.
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead has generally received very positive reviews.
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