Hamlet
1996
***
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie, Kate Winslet, Derek Jacobi
Prince Hamlet returns to Denmark where he finds his father King Hamlet murdered and his mother Gertrude remarried. This meticulous adaptation of Shakespeare's most famous play looks very much like a filmed stage show. It's never exactly boring but four hours is plenty of time to walk around the set and talk. Branagh has cast too many stars in small roles to distract you from the story.
