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Title: Mel Miscast as Hamlet; Mediocre Production
Review: Mel Gibson has built a successful film career as an action hero, so, what an odd, awkward choice he was to play tortured Hamlet. Dying his hair blonde another silly miscue. And having Glenn Close (who is about 5 yrs older than Mel) playing his Mom, sheer goofiness. Production values and overall feel is rather crude, totally unlike Kenneth Branagh's magnificent 1996 version of Hamlet. Selectively chopping away at the play's script did not help this awkward version either.
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