P543 CJEFAX 2 543 Sun 16 Feb 21:44/26 OOO 1/2 'ss1|| x|,||,|t ÷7£4££{? O HAMLET (PG) 241mins ——————————————————————————————————————— Director: Kenneth Branagh Cast: Sinnjth Branagh, Kate Winslit, Richard Breaks, Derek Jacobi Branagh's Hamlet is no introspective scholar prince but an angry, vengeful schjmjt, a man of infectious energy plotting the downfall of his uncle. This is a bold imaginative epic that moves along with fine pace and clarity. Hamlet stands or falls bz the strength of the main characters and here Branagh could hardly have been better served. Top 10s 552 TV Comment 592 Biz 566 TV N ws 591 ront Pa 100 A-Z 599 NixtRjv Videos TVFilms Main MenuP543 CJEFAX 2 543 Sun 16 Feb 21:42/22 OO 2/2 Does HAMLET hold your attention for the full four hours? The answer, in this soundbite era when hardly anything holds one's attention for more than four minutes, is No. But it grabs and grips you for so much of the time that the brief, infrequent longeurs aren't worth bothering about. Branagh and his huge, gifted production team have done a marvellous job. So, is Hamlet worth four hours of your time? Emphatically yes. $ Biz 566 Now Showing 551 Video 549 Sport 301 Front Page 100 News 101 NixtRjv Videos TVFilms Main Menu