Branagh's desire to bring great drama to the screen, and hope that he meets with continued success in the future. That's a phrase being used far too often now, revealing a lack of familiarity with the great films of the past. While I can't give Hamlet a whole-hearted recommendation, I have to say that it far surpasses the trite commercialism of all the new 'greatest films of all time' which have come out over the last few years. The others, Attenborough et al, are fine. Heston and Crystal I enjoy, but Williams, and particularly Lemmon, are annoying. In addition, some of the cameos are distracting. I find Branagh's performance a bit cloying, and far too over the top in some cases. Obviously, since all actors of Hamlet are working from the same script, unless edited, this is dependent entirely on the manner in which they portray the character. In the case of Branagh, that may be merely a matter of personal taste. I don't enjoy the acting as much as I first did. I dont recommend the Mel Gibson version (1990) because his performance. The settings are wonderful, and I admire the desire to produce the entire play unedited. Hamlet is a 1996 film adaptation of William Shakespeares play Hamlet, adapted and directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also stars as Prince Hamlet. If youre more a film fan than a Hamlet fan, the Branagh adaptation (1996) is for you. I have to admit though that after seeing it again a few times on video it doesn't have the same attraction for me that it originally did.

A much better way to spend an evening than watching the retread scifi thriller material out at the time. I enjoyed this film immensely when it came out, going to it five times while it was still in theatres.

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