HAMLET 2 (2008) ¢ ¢
D: Andrew Fleming
Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener,
Amy Poehler, Elisabeth Shue
Fitful comedy about a frustrated high school drama teacher who decides to stage an original play, a sequel to "Hamlet", complete with music, low-riders, sex, dancing, much foul language, a time machine, a gay chorus, aerial combat and Jesus Christ. It's not exactly what Shakespeare had in mind, and it's never quite as funny as it probably sounded in the concept phase. Show-stopping highlight: a raucous production number called "Rock Me Sexy Jesus". Nope, it's not what Shakespeare had in mind at all.
