Ethan Hawke stars in this modern update of Shakespeare's classic play. He portrays a young filmmaker in New York City who struggles to gain power of his deceased father's company, even as the new boss (Kyle MacLachlan) manages to take total control of the proceedings. Michael Almereyda's (NADJA) film is another stylized .. Read more
| Starring | Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Sam Shepard, Bill Murray |
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| Director | Michael Almereyda |
| Genres | Drama |
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Ethan Hawke stars in this modern update of Shakespeare's classic play. He portrays a young filmmaker in New York City who struggles to gain power of his deceased father's company, even as the new boss (Kyle MacLachlan) manages to take total control of the proceedings. Michael Almereyda's (NADJA) film is another stylized adaptation of the Bard's words, featuring standout performances by the entire cast. For other modern Shakespeare adaptations, see Baz Luhrmann's ROMEO AND JULIET and Julie Taymor's TITUS.
| Starring | Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Sam Shepard, Bill Murray, Diane Venora, Julia Stiles, Liev Schreiber, Karl Geary, Steve Zahn |
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| Director | Michael Almereyda |
| Studio | CINEMA CLUB |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 46 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 2000 To Rent: DVD: not available |
Intriguing modern updating of Shakespeare, in which video cameras, fax machines and instant photographs all play their part; the corporate setting diminishes the tragedy, but it still holds the attention.
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Some Good performances fail to raise the stars in this urbanised Hamlet
With a cast containing Julia Stiles, Bill Murrary and Liev Shreiber, some of the best actors working in the business, you'd expect more. Hamlet is certainly... read more »
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What on earth went wrong?
Made in 2000 this Hamlet is set in New York and given the quality of the story available to the director, its completely wasted here. Appauling acting by Ethan ... read more »
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Watched this twice in one sitting
Unexpectedly - I loved this film. Contrary to what other reviewers have said, I considered Ethan Hawke's understated acting brought out the brooding ... read more »
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Frailty, thy name is Ethan
This was a real disappointment, it is the worst adaptation i've ever seen! So much of the text had been cut that the story barely held together and made ... read more »
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