An interesting movie

Rating: 9/10 (2 March 2015)

I usually don't like modern interpretations of Shakespeare. Hamlet, done in 19th Century Ruritania, never sat right with me. However, I really liked this one. I don't know how many of the cast were actually Shakespearean actors, but what interested me is that they didn't try to be. If Leonardo DiCaprio had declaimed and emoted and tried to chew up the scenery, he would have fallen flat. Instead, he just read the lines; and it worked. The same applies to the rest of the cast. They all just read the lines (convincingly, but not Shakespearean-ly) and got on with the play. I especially liked Miriam Margolyes playing The Nurse as a Mexican maid. In addition, the photography was visually stunning. In all, a very competent and pleasant movie.