Hamlet (1996)

A+

Synopsis

A prince vows revenge on his uncle who killed his father the king.

Review

By far my favorite and I think the best movie version of "Hamlet" there is. The cast is just perfect. The time period for the setting works stupendously, and the costumes are fantastic, especially Branagh's as Hamlet. The ghost scene is way creepy and scary which actually totally works although it is over-the-top, much like most things Branagh does. It is way long: 4 hours, not ideal, but it is uncut, no lines spared, completely the entire script. And not a fan of Hamlet's bleach-blonde hair or the facial hair: mustache and silly triangle-shaped goatee. Branagh should've kept his regular look, brown hair and clean-shaven, maybe some stubble. And Jacobi should've kept his grey hair instead of dyeing it blonde either. I know it may seem like quite a bit of criticism for a movie that I also said was perfect and stupendous and fantastic, but the criticisms are overpowered by the general overall pure masterpiece that is this movie. And like I said, definitely by far my favorite movie of "Hamlet".

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