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Title: Hamlet 2 (2008)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Steve Coogan | ... | Dana Marschz | |
| Catherine Keener | ... | Brie Marschz | |
| Joseph Julian Soria | ... | Octavio | |
| Skylar Astin | ... | Rand Posin | |
| Phoebe Strole | ... | Epiphany Sellers | |
| Melonie Diaz | ... | Ivonne | |
| Arnie Pantoja | ... | Vitamin J | |
| Michael Esparza | ... | Chuy | |
| Natalie Amenula | ... | Yolanda | |
| Marshall Bell | ... | Principal Rocker | |
| David Arquette | ... | Gary | |
| Elisabeth Shue | ... | Elisabeth Shue | |
| Amy Poehler | ... | Cricket Feldstein | |
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Shea Pepe | ... | Noah Sapperstein |
| Marco Rodríguez | ... | Mr. Marquez | |
Dana Marschz is a failed actor and recovering alcoholic who's moved to Tucson to teach high school drama, where he's plagued by bad reviews, student indifference, budget woes (he and his wife, who is trying to get pregnant, take in a boarder), and his own teaching limitations. Because the other electives are closed, he finds himself with a large class of seeming gang-bangers, and the principal informs him that drama will be cut next trimester. On the advice of a student reviewer, Dana decides to stage his own play, a sequel to "Hamlet" in which the prince and Jesus, with the use of a time machine, try to save Gertrude and Ophelia. Can Dana for once pull something off? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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The satire is my favourite type of comedy because it is a tool for saying interesting things using intelligence and,of course,humor.Unfortunately,on recent years,that difficult type of comedy has been used by stupid filmmakers in some of the most intolerable "comedies" from this decade,like Date Movie,Epic Movie and Meet the Spartans.But,we never have to loose our hope,because there will always be some occult joys in the satire sub-genus,like now Hamlet 2.This is an excellent comedy which goes much more far away than making us laugh,pointing obvious things on an original way and giving important messages about people.This hilarious comedy makes a satire of a movie genre which has always existed but which has had a kind of resurrection in the last years : the teacher who finds a way to inspire on his students the intellect,the self-love and other aspects.But the great screenplay does not stop there because its acid and critic style also examines on a very funny way,aspects like the politic,the popular culture and the religion.The excellent comedian Steve Coogan has not found popularity outside his native England (Hollywood has wasted his big talent with small roles in films like Tropic Thunder and Night at the Museum).But,on this movie,Coogan is not wasted at all and he brings a magnificent performance,making his character very memorable.On the supporting cast,we have solid performances from Elisabeth Shue,Skylar Astin and the great Catherine Keener.The only fail I found on this movie is the ending,which was a little bit abrupt by my point of view.In spite of that minor fail,Hamlet 2 is an excellent comedy which is very entertaining and brutally incisive.One of the best movies from 2008.