Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
DVD Release Date: February 24, 2004
Stats: 1,285 reviews
Not my cup o tea. But well-done I suppose. Don't really feel like writin much about this here flick so.......that about wraps it up.
mel gibson is a little old and he loses his accent a little but is still solid
A cheap copy/remake -- Kenneth Branaugh did a much better job with more TLC
Personally, I would have to say that this is the best film version of Hamlet that I ahve seen. It suceeds in several places that the others do not. Primarily, it is actually fairly visual with the sets and costumes and such. They are historical, but also artistic. I really didn't...( read more)
This is an utterly pathetic version of Shakespeare's masterpiece. Mel Gibson portrays the famous Prince as a selfish, cowardly and pathetic man who does not put strategies into play but instead seems to allow circumstances to dictate both his emotions and actions. Not only that, ...( read more)
Didn't care much for it. Too much dialogue was cut and shifted around, and Mel Gisbon's protrayal of the title character was awkward.
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