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Hamlet
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Writers (WGA):
William Shakespeare (play)
Michael Almereyda (screen adaptation)
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Release Date:
12 July 2000 (Belgium) more
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Modern day adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder in New York City. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win & 2 nominations more
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Odd Concept Doesn't Work Despite Many Good Ideas more (151 total)

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Rated R for some violence.
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112 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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At 29, Ethan Hawke is the youngest actor to play Hamlet on film. more
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: When we first see Claudius speaking, his mouth is obviously saying something other than what we hear. It lasts for about five seconds. more
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Hamlet: The play's the thing, with which I'll catch the conscience of the king. more
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Symphony No. 1: First Movement more

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Odd Concept Doesn't Work Despite Many Good Ideas, 24 September 2007
6/10
Author: Hal-900 from WA, USA

Michael Almereyda's "Hamlet" has the novelty of taken place in modern times. Shakespearean English remains almost intact but that's all that is left from the play. Although familiarity with the setting was meant to draw the viewers closer to the material, the experiment fails on a number of critical areas. The tone of the film is all wrong. The hip hop atmosphere works against the brooding edges of the play. It is also difficult to see Julia Stiles and Ethan Hawke use words like 'thou, thee, thy and thine' while they are drinking beers. More important, the gimmick doesn't uncover uncharted terrain. We don't learn anything new that can be attributed to Almereyda's quirky approach. The cast is not that good either. But there are some good moments. I liked the fact the the 'to be or not to be' soliloquy was done in a video store. Unfortunately, the bad outweighs the good. It simply does not work.

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