Hamlet 1990

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Caryn James, New York Times: [Mel Gibson] is by far the best part of Mr. Zeffirelli's sometimes slick but always lucid and beautifully cinematic version of the play. Read more

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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The style of Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet, with Mel Gibson in the title role, is robust and physical and -- don't take this the wrong way -- upbeat. Read more

Derek Adams, Time Out: It's a surprisingly successful venture, decked out in Anglo-Saxon styles and with a brooding, robust castle setting which oozes horse muck. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Performances all fall in a middle range between the competent and the lackluster. Read more

Jeanne Cooper, Washington Post: Reduced to 'Master Pieces Theater,' Shakespeare's text nevertheless gains in force what it loses in integrity. Read more

Hal Hinson, Washington Post: There's nothing embarrassing about Zeffirelli's brisk new version, nor anything particularly remarkable; it's an entirely credible, middle-of-the-road production. Read more