Reviews of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Gilmore Girls of the Elizabethan Age

Posted : 7 months, 4 weeks ago on 14 March 2009 02:56 (A review of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead)

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (or vice versa) find themselves in the middle of something that they have no power over. The movie (and play before it) is from the view of two of the most minor of characters from Hamlet. It's charm comes from the fact that they are so minor that the world buffets them from scene to scene with no will of their own, and they try to figure out their own purpose for existence. The banter is quick, and full of references from their own time and plenty of scientific revolutions to come as well. Takes full concentration, and it is more amusing if you are knowledgeable about the play Hamlet. But don't try and multi-task while watching this movie as it needs your full attention. Very Rewatchable.

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