“Hamlet” is a tragic story, complete with love, hate, revenge, indecision, loss, and much violence. Today’s audience may enjoy the up-centuried look, but its star left me cold. Hawke, renowned for his James Dean sullenness, is a fine actor, but here finds it difficult to muster any expression beyond blank and blanker. Due to the violent imagery and theme of revenge, we are unable to recommend it for family viewing. Oft filmed, “Hamlet” has never been done better than in the 1948 British version, written and directed by Laurence Olivier.
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