Re: Shakespeare in Love

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I saw Mel Gibson's version of Hamlet, and I hated it. Branagh's
version was directly from the text while Gibson's version jumbled it
all up. I did not think that Gibson's acting was dramatic enough, I
was completely drawn into Branagh's performance. He is so wonderful.
To each his own, I suppose.
-Liz Friedman

---blah b b blah <jrovira@juno.com> wrote:
>
> I HATED Branagh's take on Hamlet as much as I LOVED his version of
Much
> Ado About Nothing.  Mel Gibson's Hamlet was much better, in my
opinion.  
> 
> I think Hamlet is about as close to being recognized as one of
> Shakespeare's best (or Western Lit's best, for that matter) as any
other
> play, but it's not my personal favorite.  
> 
> Jim
> 


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