Royal Deceit
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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.Movie Review: Low budget - not worth watching
Summary: 2 Stars
I love all of the actors in this movie... in their other movies. This movie looks as low budget as a PBS re-enactment documentary. In fact, I started to think that it was after the first 10 minutes of b-role and narration - and the actual actors being shown only in small vignettes. I'm thinking that this movie maybe was a chance for the actors to take paid vacations. You're better off watching the Mel Gibson version of Hamlet.Movie Review: From the opening credits
Summary: 1 Stars
featuring cookie-cutter travel log footage of Scandanavian scenery to the very last scene with 30 exhausted extras shouting "God Save the King" at three better than average actors standing ill at ease on a wooden platform, it was all pretty disasterous.
I knew that it was a no go at the first syllable of the "narration." Instead of showing us the murders of Amleth's father and brother, we were told about it. Instead of showing us the horror and mystery of Amleth's father's ghost appearing to him and telling him of his uncle's treachery, we were told about it.
The poor actors were given almost nothing to play. I imagine that they were pining for Shakespeare's genius for writing superbly playable scenes and dialog. He would never have left his actors so stranded.
The story and the actors deserved far better. What a total waste of celuloid.
Movie Review: Quick ship - Perfect Condition
Summary: 1 Stars
What an awful "play" on Hamlet. With such good acters (Helen Mirren!!), I expected a really well done movie. The acting seemed forced, the plot ridiculous - unlike Shakepeare's Hamlet. Very badly directed.