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  • Hamlet 2
  • Opened August 22, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 32 min.
  • R
    language including sexual references, brief nudity and some drug content
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. Read More
  • In the irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama teacher (Steve Coogan) rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages a politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
  • Cast: Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, David Arquette, Marshall Bell, Melonie Diaz
  • Director: Andrew Fleming
  • Genres: Comedy

Hamlet 2 Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    Offensive, uncomfortable, and great! It rocks ME!

    by Texafan

    This is better than 95% of the cookie cutter romatic comedies, coming-of-age, and saving-the-children flicks made. Realistic? No, but everyone knows a teacher or co-worker who is so unconsciously incompetent that it is painful to watch them--and this movie relates. Not only to the poor boob, but also to the people affected by their eccintricities--except that, now, we are allowed to laugh.

    Rock me sexy Jesus needs to be nominated for an Oscar. Not only is it original, it is intregral to the story: it's not just some fluffy pop song rolling during the credits.

    This is a smart movie for smart people. It will not appeal to all.

  • Must Go!

    You must see. If you have no humor stay home!

    by jabberwolf

    This movie was so incredibly wrong in so many ways, it was perfect!!
    When I saw some of the fans writing about this, I had to join and write. This is the first movie that has compelled me to write a review!

    1- It was horribly blasphemous!
    2- Tasteless in every sense of the word!
    3- Gratuitous nudity and not the pretty kind!
    4- Vulgar language!
    5- Ethnic insults left and right!
    6- Causes aching sides of stomach from laughing so hard and outloud!!!
    7- Elizabeth Shoe!

    I went alone (killing sometime in the afternoon) to go see this movie. Now mind you its kinda difficult to laugh out loud in a half crowded theater by yourself but there was no use. I was tearing up trying to hold laughter in half the time. When I was walking home, I was laughing to myself to the bewilderment of those walking by. I must've seemed a freak!

    It was hysterical. A serious sleeper movie. I can only pray (irony intended) that church go-ers protest this to get it more attention!

  • Must Go!

    Lighten up!

    by cheetachic

    Obviously this isn't a movie that will be winning an academy award. How many movies have been made about Christianity and religion in a positive way? Just because SOME people are blinded by faith, doesn't make it the truth, or standard for everyone else to believe. "Blasphemy's" in a movie? You have GOT to be kidding me?? Every movie that you watch that has any murder, sex, violence, cursing, or any self indulged actor in it could be called a blasphemy. Lighten up and get over your God complex, it's a movie!! This looks like a brilliant satire to start exactly what this country needs: Non ignorant, light hearted people to poke fun at how serious and dilllusion religions are. Do some research and really take a look at the movie, and your religion before you start using the word "blasphemy", or judge it. After all, if you're religious, do not judge, if not religious then go see the movie and enjoy!

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Hamlet 2 Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    As a movie, Hamlet 2 is lively, energetically daft, and very, very scrappy -- a...

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Ruthe Stein

    Like its low-key star, Hamlet 2 is more likely to elicit quiet chuckles than...

  • 75
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    It's Coogan's breakthrough star performance that holds it all together. He's...

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    The movie is an ideal showcase for the talents of Coogan.

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