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Hamlet

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Hamlet (1990)

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Reviews Counted: 197

Fresh: 150

Rotten:47

Average Rating: 6.2/10

Consensus: It may lack some of the depth and complexity of the play, but Mel Gibson and Franco Zeffirelli make a surprisingly successful team.

Runtime: 2 hrs 15 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Director Franco Zeffirelli and star Mel Gibson combine their talents for this full-blooded adaptation of the classic tragedy. The movie is a concise, trimmed version of the play, as Hamlet returns to Elsinore to finds his mother married... Director Franco Zeffirelli and star Mel Gibson combine their talents for this full-blooded adaptation of the classic tragedy. The movie is a concise, trimmed version of the play, as Hamlet returns to Elsinore to finds his mother married to his uncle and his dead father's ghost demanding vengeance. Shot in Northern Scotland amid actual castles and foggy landscapes, the film has a very realistic, rugged feel courtesy of cinematographer David Watkin. Mel Gibson is superb in the title role, burying his movie star persona within a sulking, sometimes completely unsympathetic performance as the prince. Glenn Close as his mother is also disturbingly real--the two share some scenes that are nearly incestuous in their intensity--and Helena Bonham Carter lends Ophelia the perfect note of otherworldly pain. This is a perfect companion to Zeffirelli's earlier Shakespeare films, TAMING OF THE SHREW and ROMEO & JULIET, and proves that he is a true master of poetry and period realism. Shakespeare fans should be very pleased, and beginners will find no better place to start than this accessible and vibrant adaptation. [More]

Starring: Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Ian Holm

Starring: Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Ian Holm, Paul Scofield, Helena Bonham-Carter, Stephen Dillane, Nathaniel Parker, Michael Maloney, Trevor Peacock, John McEnery, Richard Warwick, Christien Anholt, Vernon Dobtcheff, Pete Postlethwaite, Christopher Fairbank

Director: Franco Zeffirelli

Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Story: William Shakespeare
Composer: Ennio Morricone

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