| Topic: | Hamnet | |
| Posted by: | Susan Kelly | |
| Date/Time: | 11/01/26 16:53:00 |
| This is dividing reviewers: 5 stars in the Times this week; 2 stars in the Sunday Times. Jessie Buckley is either the finest actress of her generation or over-acting something awful. You'll have to decide for yourself. You know the plot. Young William Shakespeare woos older Ann Hathaway (here called Agnes), gets her pregnant and marries her. They have a daughter and then twins, Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet dies young of the plague. Will writes one of his greatest plays about a prince called Hamlet. The film looks lush, proceeds at quite a stately pace. It ends with the first performance of Hamlet. 12-year-old Jacobi Jupe steals the film as Hamnet and must have a bright future in front of him, rather like his older brother Noah, here playing Hamlet at the end. Definite 4 stars from me. |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| Film Reviews 2026 | 11/01/26 16:48:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Hamnet | 11/01/26 16:53:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Hamnet | 11/01/26 22:31:00 | Sara Nathan |
| The voice of Hind Rajab (Arabic with subtitles) | 11/01/26 22:33:00 | Sara Nathan |
| No Other Choice (Korean with subtitles) | 17/01/26 09:16:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:No Other Choice (Korean with subtitles) | 25/01/26 16:41:00 | Susan Kelly |
| 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple | 18/01/26 13:47:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Nouvelle Vague | 01/02/26 14:31:00 | Susan Kelly |
| If I had legs I’d kick you | 01/02/26 20:49:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:If I had legs I’d kick you | 25/02/26 17:56:00 | Susan Kelly |
| F1 | 02/02/26 22:13:00 | Sara Nathan |
| My Father's Shadow | 10/02/26 17:30:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Hamlet (not Hamnet) | 12/02/26 17:03:00 | Susan Kelly |
| The Secret Agent | 24/02/26 17:21:00 | Susan Kelly |
| The President's Cake | 26/02/26 17:06:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Sirat | 03/03/26 16:43:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Sirat | 10/03/26 11:33:00 | Michael Robinson |
| Re:Re:Sirat | 06/04/26 21:07:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man | 15/03/26 15:16:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Mr Nobody against Putin (Russian with subtitles) | 19/03/26 21:48:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Good Boy | 24/03/26 15:40:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Everybody down to Kenmure Street | 26/03/26 20:43:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Midwinter Break | 31/03/26 17:21:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Midwinter Break | 31/03/26 18:49:00 | Chris Hurley |
| The Love That Remains | 04/04/26 17:47:00 | Susan Kelly |
| The Drama | 05/04/26 14:32:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:The Drama | 06/04/26 21:03:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Amelie (French with subtitles) | 06/04/26 07:26:00 | Sara Nathan |