Hamlet 2

It's odd, when you watch a film that you realize could be so much better, should be so much better, and even the film itself probably realizes that it should be so much better. Hamlet 2 is that movie. What you basically get is a mild-mannered story about controversy. If you want to tell a story about a man who pushes boundaries, whether intentional or not, then you should probably do just that. Steve Coogan is a high school theater teacher, who is an utter failure at acting, teaching, and life. So he writes his masterpiece, the titular Hamlet sequel, which reverses the ending of Shakespeare's tale, while adding orgies, Jesus, and other such nonsense. Great idea, poorly executed. This is a movie you've seen before, and forgot about, with a different plot. Kind of like any romantic comedy ever made. Coogan is an entertaining actor, and I liked his work in Hamlet 2. But I didn't laugh nearly as much as I would have liked to, as everything just seemed too easy by the films end. But that is the way of things, and there are worse comedies out there.

Genre - Comedy (2.25)

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