The best Shakespeare adaptation ever, bar none.
This fantastic production brings the material to life as no-one else ever has, and I've seen 'em all.
PLEASE don't start writing in about Mel Gibsons 'Hamlet', as It would be great to keep the discussions on an adult level.
But seriously, Polanskis choice of Jon Finch in the lead role is spot on. Using a star, as you have to these days, ruins it for us, the suffering herd.
Imagine Tom Cruise simpering his way through the noble prose..!
The end fight scene alone is worth a billion Jackie Chan pantomimes.
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