Royal Deceit
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Brian Cox, Christian Bale, Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren, Steven Waddington Director: Gabriel Axel Brand: Buena Vista Home Video Writer: Gabriel Axel Producer: Denis Wigman Producer: Kees Kasander Producer: Kenneth Madsen Producer: Sylvaine Sainderichin Writer: Erik Kjersgaard Writer: Saxo Grammaticus DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); Danish (Original Language); English (Original Language) Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 85 minutes DVD Release Date: 2003-08-05 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: Miramax |
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Movie Reviews of Royal Deceit
Movie Review: Hails from source material, but feels awkward
Summary: 2 Stars
The movie manages to diminish good actors, and to unwittingly showcase their performances in a mocking tone. It's not bad acting, it's unintentionally bad filmmaking. Rough and tumble. I think the most succinct way to describe this movie would be to cite its conventional cinematography which attempts to belie it's low-budget, but only reveals it in a pointed and relentlessly awkward way. I rented this film because of its superb cast (Helen Mirren! Christian Bayle! Tom Wilkinson! Gabriel Byrne! Brian Cox! Kate Beckinsale!) and because of the exciting prospect of seeing a film based on the actual legend of Hamlet, as historically penned by the Danes, which inspired Shakespeare's play. However, this is a case of great performances that are slighted by awkward camera angles, misdirection, and a very low-budget. I was astonished to see the film was made in 1994. The film stock quality had convinced me that this was made for television in the early 1980s. This film is good to see if you are a filmmaker yourself, and trying to learn the craft, which often times can benefit from seeing a badly shot film as much as a well shot film.