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1997
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5.0
Of the familiar faces, the surprise is Heston: How many great performances have we lost while he visited the Planet of the Apes.Billy Crystal is a sur ..
Rogerebert
5.0
And Branagh keeps serving up one irresistible dessert after another.
E Film Critic
5.0
Kenneth Branaghs direction of this classic drama is bold, imaginative, and emotionally affecting.
Spirituality And Practice
3.8
Of course, Branagh himself stars as the Danish prince with revenge on his fevered brain, and hes jettisoned yesterdays impotent brooder in favor of Ha ..
Tv Guide
5.0
The editing is very choppy.Sometimes you dont get an idea of the room, and the final swordfight is cut too fast.
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.5
by If youre willing to sit through Kenneth Branaghs new, 4 hour Hamlet, youll be rewarded with a lavishly mounted, full bodied movie that brings new d ..
Emanuellevy
5.0
The cast is superb, and as both director and actor, Kenneth Branagh shines.
Common Sense Media
5.0
BRILLIANCE AND VULGARITY The four hours fly thanks to Branaghs combination of brilliance and vulgarity.
Sf Gate
5.0
Yes, it is four hours long.Thus the real achievement is that Branaghs Hamlet is fun.
Sf Gate
5.0
Its superiority is arguable, but it is nothing if not an undertaking to give all others pause.
Slant Magazine
3.5
This Hamlet, like Branaghs version of Much Ado About Nothing, takes a frank, try anything approach to sustaining its entertainment value, but its gamb ..
The New York Times
4.0
The Curse of La Llorona cast members Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez and Linda Cardellini, along with director Michael Chaves, share some personal La ..
Calendar Live
5.0
Its all a matter of taste, of course, but theres little doubt that Branaghs Hamlet is, in so many ways, a towering achievement in Shakespearean film a ..
Groucho Reviews
3.8
Nevertheless the movie is fairly well paced and there is enough happening on screen, even in slow parts, to hold ones attention.
Movie Habit
3.5
It is wholly a new take on Hamlet, and with a cast filled with entertaining cameos, its one of the few must see movies out there.
7M Pictures
4.5
This Hamlet is a movie in every sense of the word, and brings the mastery of Shakespeare to a new and exciting life.
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