Hamlet (2000) Critic Reviews
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New York becomes a complex character in this vital and sharply intelligent film.Read the full review
Almereyda imagines Hamlet taking place in present-day Manhattan with such vigor, insight and originality that the power and immediacy of his film makes Shakespeare accessible in an exciting and provocative manner beyond all expectations.Read the full review
Almereyda excises big chunks of plot to shape his vision, but retains Shakespeare's language and pays such rigorous attention to meaning and subtext that what's missing isn't missed.Read the full review
A marvelous feat of re-imagination.Read the full review
Thou wilt be dazzled.Read the full review
These are great, primal stories that pull you in, make you care and put you on the edge of madness and violence.Read the full review
This is a sizzling, invigorating Hamlet.Read the full review
Both a distraction and a revelation.Read the full review
This slacker prince (Hawke) comprises a sinkhole at the center of adaptor-helmer Michael Almereyda's otherwise compelling contempo update.Read the full review
It commits the only crime that can be committed against Shakespeare: It makes him boring.Read the full review
