LoginI really dislike Steve Coogan so imagine my surprise when I finished Hamlet 2 with a new respect for him. He is almost unrecognizable from his trademark characters as the hippy-esque drama teacher, Dana, complete with American accent and long hair. All that remains are the hideous teeth and the stupid grin.
I can believe that Hamlet 2 was a hard sell to audiences. A failing drama teacher with a class full of social miscreants pens a sequel to the greatest play of all time that involves a time-machine and features a song called “Rock Me Sexy Jesus” (which is terribly catchy). It doesn’t sound like class A material and it isn’t, but the cumbersome charm of the execution will win you over if you give it a chance.
There are many obvious gags, and some that might go over your head completely, but on a Friday night with a few drinks, it’s worth a punt. You might just like it.
Hamlet 2 Reviews
Hamlet 2 review
Posted : 12 years, 10 months ago on 8 June 2011 11:16
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A funny movie
Posted : 13 years, 7 months ago on 21 September 2010 06:21
Basically, there was a time when I would go to a video game shop (which is now closed) and I would buy there on a regular basis 5 DVDs for 5 euros and, sometimes, since I would be missing 1 DVD, I would pick up pretty much anything at random just to reach 5 movies. Anyway, following this amazing process, I ended up watching some rather obscure movies and this one was definitely one of them. Eventually, I have to admit it, I thought it was not bad at all and even fairly entertaining. Indeed, I always had a weak spot for Steve Coogan and I thought he was really funny in this movie. To be honest, I didn’t care much for the other characters and, obviously, the story was really absurd. Basically, it could have turned into something really lame and stupid but, at the end of the day, I though it worked fairly well. Indeed, mostly thanks to Coogan, the whole thing was usually quite hilarious. To conclude, even though it was nothing really amazing, I thought it was actually pretty good and if you are like me and you really enjoy Steve Coogan's humor, you should definitely check this one out.
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Hamlet 2 review
Posted : 15 years, 7 months ago on 4 September 2008 02:44
A handful of funny moments, especially Elizabeth Shue portraying herself. But many of the gags feel strained, contrived for maximum weirdness with little connection to character or story. For some reason, I found the final montage of Hamlet setting right the wrongs of the play strangely moving.
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