I give a lot of credit to the creators of this field for the atmosphere and concept (and I realize other's don't like it -- that's fine -- but they did achieve what they set out to do). I did like Bill Murray's Polonius, Julia Stiles' Ophelia, Ethan Hawke's Hamlet, and mostly Kyle McLachlan's Claudius and Steve Zahn's Rosencrantz.
But the strict use of the play's original language ended up feeling more of a distraction that an enhancement. It felt like the filmmakers wanted to have it both: both the close tie and 'legitimacy' of the old language and the moderness of a current setting.
But the strict use of the play's original language ended up feeling more of a distraction that an enhancement. It felt like the filmmakers wanted to have it both: both the close tie and 'legitimacy' of the old language and the moderness of a current setting.