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Title: Shakespeare Would Have Died
Review: Casting Mel Gibson as the complicated Hamlet was a huge mistake. I felt as if he didn't even understand the words coming out of his mouth. Also, the long play was cut in half, leaving a lot missing. Glenn Close was way too young to be cast as Mel's mother; she's not even 10 years older than him, and Zefferelli didn't even bother to put ageing makeup on her. I think Glenn Close is a fine actress, but she only did a mediocre job in this mediocre movie. The messy and grainy cinematography never let me forget that I was watching a movie, instead of sucking me into the story. The Kenneth Branagh version is infinitely better.
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