i have watch every version of this play that i can think of and include several on the stage and and sir derek jacobi be absolutely the best hamlet i have ever see . he have the most wonderful voice for stage acting and and his expressive face will take you on a roller coaster of emotion throughout this play . the way in which he deliver his line take you on a journey through madness . he ( a hamlet ) can in an instant be love and soft and gentle and in another instant be rag against the hell that be his life . you believe that he be in pain and you believe that he be angry and you believe that he be not a little mad . you believe he be hamlet . of course and some of the thanks obviously go to shakespeare and positive . but without an excellent actor to get the word from the page to the stage and it doesn not really matter how well write a play be . if you like shakespeare and you absolutely must see this version . if you do not like shakespeare and you absolutely must see this version . you will come away with a new appreciation for shakespeare if you do . the nuanced performance that sir derek give will leave you breathless .