| Hamlet (1996) Review |
| by Edward Johnson-ott |
| The Uber Hamlet has hit the big screen. Kenneth Branagh’s four hour
production of Shakespeare’s classic, the first full-text version ever
filmed, is the King Kong of tragedies. As a play, Hamlet deals with
everything: murder, passion, politics,...more |
| Hamlet (1996) Review |
| by Vincent Merlaud |
| Hamlet (USA, 1996, 237min59s), based on William Shakespeare's play,
adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth Branagh, filmed in 65mm on
location at Blenheim Castle and at Shepperton Studios more |
| Hamlet (1996) Review |
| by John Bauer |
| After many years of watching movies I should have seen quite a few
adaptations of Shakespeare by this time, but the fact of the matter is that
those few I have seen (e.g., Zeffirelli's THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, Olivier's
HENRY V) irritate as much as they...more |
| Hamlet (1996) Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper |
| Capsule: Lavish production made by the
numbers. The film has major actors, is beautifully
filmed, but in spite of a great swashbuckling
sword-fight at the end fails to breathe life into
its play the...more |
| Hamlet (1996) Review |
| by Michael J. Legeros |
| HAMLET
A film review by Michael John Legeros
Copyright 1997 Michael John Legeros more |
| Hamlet (1996) Review |
| by Ivana Redwine |
| Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Julie Christie, Richard Briers, Nicholas
Farrell, Michael Maloney, Brian Blessed, Rufus Sewell, Billy Crystal,
Jack Lemmon, Charlton Heston, Gerard Depardieu, Rosemary Harris,
Timothy Spall, Reece Dinsdale, Robin Williams....more |
| Hamlet (1996) Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| Kenneth Branagh's 'Hamlet' is perhaps the most ambitious working of the
Shakespeare tragedy ever brought to the big screen. Intelligent, literate,
exquisite and breathtaking are other adjectives that come to mind when
describing this film. The Prince...more |
| Hamlet (1996) Review |
| by Antpage |
| HAMLET (1996)
A film review by [email protected]
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| Hamlet (1996) Review |
| by Jun Yan |
| I think just about everyone knows what the story is, so I won't bother to
reiterate it. Here is only my comments on Kenneth Branagh's production.
I saw it in 70mm version. It didn't struck me as particularly large, but
the color and the texture of the...more |
| Hamlet (1996) Review |
| by James Berardinelli |
| HAMLET (1996)
A film review by James Berardinelli
Copyright 1996 James Berardinelli more |
| Hamlet (1996) Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| Sometimes you are fortunate to see something so special and
unusual that you have trouble writing about it. Kenneth Branagh's new
HAMLET affected me that way. Every time I picked up my notes to finish
writing about it, I would switch to some other...more |
| Hamlet (1996) Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| HAMLET (1996)
A film review by Scott Renshaw
Copyright 1996 Scott Renshaw more |
