The other day, Susie and I were flipping through the on-demand movies we could get from our BT Vision box (it's kind of like a TiVo, only not quite), and we saw a title that just sort of leapt out at us: "Hamlet 2".
Our thoughts mirrored those of one of the characters in the movie: "Doesn't everyone like, die, at the end of the first one?"
Well, yes. But the movie isn't the sequel, it's about the sequel. Rather, it's about a failed actor turned failing drama teacher who, in a bid to save his school's drama program, writes "Hamlet 2." You see, he thinks that if Hamlet had just had a second chance, everyone could have survived. So, somehow, Hamlet gets a time machine...
I know, sounds like a winner, right? But wait, there's more: In his travels, he manages to pick up Jesus, and they go on their trek through time together...
Really, that's all we know about the play, but the movie, it turns out, is pretty darn funny. It stars Steve Coogan, a British comedian most famous in the U.K. for his character "Alan Partridge" who is, I believe, the inspiration for "Ali G."
It's definitely not for kids, but if you want a stupid funny movie, you could certainly do worse...
1 comment:
must go add this to my queue
Post a Comment