Hamlet 2 (2008)

Hamlet 2: Directed by Andrew Fleming. With Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Joseph Julian Soria, Skylar Astin. In this irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

“OK, every trailer I have seen on TV for Hamlet 2, you see the big reviews of u0026quot;Hilerious!u0026quot; or u0026quot;One of the yearu0026#39;s best comedies!u0026quot;, so I got to see Hamlet 2 yesterday and this was seriously one of the strangest films I have seen and had the strangest humor. While it did make me laugh, I will never deny it that, but itu0026#39;s so over the top that there are some moments where you just raise one eye brow and scratch your head. This was written by one of the writers from South Park, normally youu0026#39;d think that means itu0026#39;s going to be a mega hit with great comedic writing, however some of the movie drags on and some of the jokes are also more scary than funny. But Iu0026#39;m not completely dissing Hamlet 2, there are some genuinely funny moments that really made me laugh out loud. The story is pretty ridicules, but itu0026#39;s much better than most comedies that are very predictable and have no originality.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDana Marschz is a failed actor turned high school drama teacher, a drama teacher that makes horrible plays, he has passion for it, but has no idea how to get the motivation from his students. He has a crazy alcoholic wife at home with some random guy who is their room mate, and his drama program is being threatened in being taken away due to financial set backs. But Dana isnu0026#39;t giving up, he and his class are going to perform a play that he has written, Hamlet 2, the most offensive play in the world where nothing is off limits and he doesnu0026#39;t care what people say, he and the students over come all the protest to put on this very strange play.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHamlet 2, letu0026#39;s just put it this way, you really need a certain sense of humor to get into it, this is not your typical comedy that everyone is going to laugh at. Iu0026#39;m very open to different comedies and know when there are moments to laugh, but I also know when there are some things that are just a little over the top. Steve Coogen is a decent lead actor, but there wasnu0026#39;t anything so special that stood out about him. So over all, I would say if you are open minded to comedies, you might get into this, there are some good parts, but like I said this has some very strange and demented jokes, so Iu0026#39;m just on the line with liking it and forgetting about it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e6/10”