Much, much too long. Neither Branagh's performance nor his direction have the excitement necessary for the task.

Why wasn't I shown this version in high school? Seriously, I know so much more from this movie than I ever did from actually studying the text.

Derek Jacobi's Claudius is the standard against which all other Claudiuses should be measured.

I've always disliked Hamlet but this film version wasn't that bad. Not a bad surprise.

Arguably the best Shakespeare movie ever made using the complete original script and set in the time and place it was originally set.

No one does Shakespeare quite like Branagh.

The Branagh incarnation (blond like Olivier's). The prime selling point for this vulgarly overscaled remake of Shakespeare's revenge tragedy is that it presents for the first time on screen, at a length of four full hours, the uncondensed text, for which Branagh demonstrates his reverence by pouring buckets of mood-controlling music over it at drowning-out levels of volume

A generally high quality adaptation.

Lengthy, but nearly flawless production. A host of great performances, handsome production design, and impressive camera work make this THE version of Hamlet to see.

A sumptious adaption of Shakespeare as was intended. Not with the trite self seriousness that film so often lends to itself, but with conscious theatricality -- with abundance in stage and emotion and character. Elsinore exists only in a thematic realm, to contrast Hamlet's shade, to reflect upon him his visage. As is, there is no need to consider the reality of the piece, the logistics of Hamlet's sanity -- the art supersedes that. And this fine adaption has art in spades.

sar%u0131%u015F%u0131n hamlet ftw.

While you get lost in the dialogue you can try to find your way back via the fantastic cinematography. NOW THATS A SHAKESPEARE ADAPTATION I TELL YOU WHAT.

This is easily the best adaptation of Hamlet, marred only by the lack of a real need for there to be another adaptation.

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