Yet another version of Shakespeare's classic tale, brought right up to date with a modern corporate setting. For those who don't know the story, Hamlet is the son of the head of Denmark. Daddy dies under mysterious circumstances, and daddy's brother takes over everything, including Hamlet's mother. Hamlet learns his father was murdered, and begins his investigations, feigning madness as a cover. This cause problems in his love life. Being a tragedy, expect a lot of deaths...
Ian Douglas: Very modern and up to date. Lots missing from the script, including the grave diggers. I like Mel Gibson's version, which played as a black comedy, as that is how I interpreted the original. This version is dark, played as a thriller. The writers went to creative lengths to find ways around some of the tricky-to-modernise bits, and generally succeeded. Some holes in the plot (R + G's letter), but in general, this version should be more accessible to a younger audience, if they can tolerate the wordiness.
