this be by far the bad version of william shakespeare tragic masterpiece i have ever see . it seem the filmmaker do not actually read shakespeare text . no and they just take what they want from the lawerence olivier movie . the plot be out of order and slimmed down to it bare necessity and yet there be time for the non canon olivier create incest hint between hamlet and queen gertrude . could we have have the something rotten in the state of denmark bit instead . casting be another issue . i understand that the far superior branagh movie have it weak bit ( robin williams and charlton heston come to mind ) and but this one have very few good moment . i do like laertes and polonius and but the rest of the cast be stale . mel gibson creepy stubble be irritate and and one often wonder if he have any idea what he be say . many of the actor seem to have just memorize the part they know less about what be be say than sophomore in high school . if you want a version of hamlet and check out kenneth branagh or even lawerence olivier . to be frank and even disney hamlet be well .