Title: Rent Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Product review: I have to admit that I was a big fan of Branagh before this. I loved him in Much Ado About Nothing, and especially in Peter's Friends, but it seemed that right before this his hammy acting started taking over his personae. I think maybe him in Frankenstein ruined him on me, but this truly took the cake. He is way too over the top in this performance as the Danish prince, when so many have done better versions. I felt the film followed his lead with some bright shining moments, particularly Jack Lemmon and Billy Crystal. Hamlet is my favorite of the Bard's plays, but this was much too Hollywood for my eyes. Rent Olivier's or even Mel Gibson's version, or better still rent the very clever Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, penned by Tom Stoppard of Shakespeare in Love fame. It is the most clever movie ever made.
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