I didn't like this. Maybe I just had my fill of Shakeswill in school/college.

Rating: 4/10 (10 May 2012)

Or maybe it's very just hard to feel much for this character as played here by Ralphy Fiennes. He just comes across as an angry shout-monster with no real depth. He's a tough warrior type who gets involved in politics for some reason and then people decide they don't like him for some reason.
Maybe it's this adaptation. I wouldn't be so quick to blame Will for not bothering much with character development. After all, very few people walk out of 4 hours of Hamlet and say "You know what that needed? Another hour or two of character development."
Perhaps there's a reason this is one of Bill's least celebrated plays.