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| Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: January 18, 1991 |
Starring:
Glenn Close, Mel Gibson
Summary:
Franco Zeffirelli's version of Shakespeare's Hamlet - the Dane prince (Gibson) who seeks vengence for his father's death.
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This great Elizabethean masterpiece comes alive in a rich cinematic version that proves the past 400 years have done nothing to dim its uncanny power to mirror the human condition. [18 jan 1991]
If Zeffirelli's Hamlet does resemble an actual movie at several points, it's thanks almost entirely to the inventive and atmospheric lighting of veteran cinematographer David Watkin, whose somber, gray-green palette gives the film a dignity and substance it would otherwise lack. [18 Jan 1991]
Zeffirelli has managed to make Shakespeare's greatest and most modern play one-dimensional. [13 Jan 1991]
Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet, a senselessly adapted, ill-conceived, poorly acted mess of a film that's guaranteed to frustrate anyone who loves the play and to put everybody else to sleep. [18 Jan 1991]
Jul 29, 2007
Energetic, entertaining presentation. Perfect casting.
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Nov 6, 2010
absolutely perfect.
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Feb 12, 2013
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Mar 1, 2011
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Aug 16, 2019
Mel Gibson has a fascinating attempt to convey the atmosphere of Hamlet but doesn't quite make land a lot of the lines to convey the story.
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Dec 27, 2017
One of the worst movie I have ever seen, only finish it because it was a school assignment
PS: The face of the king in the play scene is the best of the movie
PS: The face of the king in the play scene is the best of the movie
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