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Aug 21, 2008 · "Hamlet 2" is original, all right. But will the kid critic like it? The movie is an ideal showcase for the talents of Coogan, who you may remember from "A Cock and Bull Story" (2005), the film about a film of "Tristram Shandy," where only one person involved in the production had ever read the book.
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Voila! Finally, the Hamlet 2 script is here for all you fans of the Steve Coogan movie. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay and/or viewings of the movie to get the dialogue.
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From his talks with the school paper critic, who's like an 11 year old but always sage advice, to his wife who's just darkly hilariously miserable, to his fawning over the incomparable Elisabeth Shue, It's all great. The students are fun too. The two teacher's pets.
It has an amazing script but the lead was miscast and the director had no idea how to do comedy. That said, the script really lifts it up.
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 62%, based on 145 reviews, with the site's critical consensus reading, "The script's biting premise and Steve Coogan's endearing, off-the-handle performance make Hamlet 2 a hysterical -- if slightly painful -- ride."
There is a lot of good to say about "Hamlet 2" so I am going to start with the script. The film was penned by Andrew Fleming (he also directed) and Pam Brady, both of which do a great job with the screenplay. This films concept is so simple and that's why it works so well.
Aug 27, 2008 · Hamlet 2: Directed by Andrew Fleming. With Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, J.J. Soria, Skylar Astin. In this irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet.
