Grand Theft Hamlet

If there is one disappointing element of this moving, amusing, sad and memorable film it’s that it isn’t five hours long.

To be an artist, or not to be? That is the question of “Grand Theft Hamlet"

Grand Theft Hamlet is not just a lark, but a savvy project from stalled-out creatives hoping to make something of all this spare time.

“Grand Theft Hamlet” is really about a number of other themes: artistic obsession, community, and, I think most important, what constitutes “real” life in a world pervaded by digital existences.

More than just a shaggy dog story, “Grand Theft Hamlet” is a pointed, entertaining and moving examination of interdisciplinary conductivity at its most surprising.

A making-of film fueled by the chaos of a plan gone wrong, Grand Theft Hamlet is equal parts charming and cheesy—both due to its experimental setting.

The ingenuity laced with pure madness that gave rise to this play is something that may well inspire your next creative jag, whether you’re a gamer or a theater nerd.

The rich comedy of Grand Theft Hamlet drips mostly from the mix between the actors’ nonplussed dialogue over the absurd action and the game’s preposterous violence, uncanny glitchiness, and open-to-the-public messiness.

If all the world’s a stage, why can’t that stage be GTA Online?


Sam Crane and Pinny Grylls' Grand Theft Hamlet is a funny and charming use of its titular game, even if it ultimately feels lacking in its pacing.