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Hamlet 2

(2008) Comedy - Rated R

Directed by: Andrew Fleming

Starring: Natalie Amenula, Steve Coogan

Overview: A high-school drama teacher writes a controversial sequel to Shakespeare's famous tragedy.

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  • Hamlet 2

    Outraged citizens try to pull the plug on a high-school drama teacher's (Steve Coogan) lighthearted sequel to Shakespeare's famous tragedy.

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    "British funnyman Steve Coogan shines in this uneven indie comedy...."  [more]
    — Thomas Leupp

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    • Moz_(909)

      08/27/08 09:34 AM
      haha this movie actually looks like its gonna be funny!

      i think ill watch it.
      "i wanna party with you jesus" LMFAO
      Review Rating: +2
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    • Thomas Leupp

      ReelzChannel.com, August 28, 2008


      Until recently, British funnyman Steve Coogan's appeal has been limited primarily to fans in his native U.K., where he's starred in a variety of BBC productions over the years. In the States, he's best known for supporting roles in Ben Stiller's comedies Night at the Museum and Tropic Thunder (and for allegedly introducing Owen Wilson to heroin -- something he vehemently denies). But Coogan is a talented, versatile comedic actor more than capable of headlining his own starring vehicle, as he amply demonstrates in Hamlet 2.


      Steve Coogan and Elisabeth Shue in Hamlet 2Co-written by Pam Brady, a South Park scribe who collaborated with Trey Parker and Matt Stone on 2004's underrated Team America: World Police, Hamlet 2 boasts much of the same irreverent, politically incorrect humor characteristic of her previous credits. Coogan stars as Dana Marschz, a failed-actor-turned-high-school-drama teacher whose enthusiasm for his craft is surpassed only by his lack of talent. When the school's theater program is endangered by budget shortfalls, he concocts a plan to save it by mounting a hilariously ill-conceived sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet -- a play in which, of course, everyone dies at the end.


      Hamlet 2 is chronically uneven -- director Andrew Fleming (Nancy Drew) can't seem to settle on a specific tone -- resulting in an awkward mix of outrageous comedy and after-school-special drama. But Coogan's performance, even at its scenery-chewing hammiest, is a raucous delight, and it ultimately carries the day.


      ReelzChannel Rating:  7


      Disagree? Let me know at tleupp@ReelzChannel.com.

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    • Moz_(909)

      08/27/08 09:34 AM
      haha this movie actually looks like its gonna be funny!

      i think ill watch it.
      "i wanna party with you jesus" LMFAO
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    • shinji ikarki

      09/03/08 12:23 PM
      It looks really great, It looks like I'll have to wait for video.
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  • Crew

    Director Andrew Fleming
    Producer Eric Eisner
    Producer Eric D. Eisner
    Producer Leonid Rozhetskin
    Producer Aaron Ryder
    Executive Producer Albert Berger
    Executive Producer Michael Flynn
    Executive Producer Ron Yerxa
    Writer Pam Brady

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