Hamlet 2
Genre:Comedy
Runtime: 92mins
Rating: R
Entertainment Score: 7.5/10
Tech Score: 7.6/10
IMDB Score: 6.5/10  (6,485 votes)

Summary from IMDB: Dana Marschz is a failed actor and recovering alcoholic who's moved to Tucson to teach high school drama, where he's plagued by bad reviews, student indifference, budget woes (he and his wife, who is trying to get pregnant, take in a border), and his own teaching limitations. Because the other electives are closed, he finds himself with a large class of seeming gangbangers, and the principal informs him that drama will be cut next trimester. On the advice of a student reviewer, Dana decides to stage his own play, a sequel to "Hamlet" in which the prince and Jesus, with the use of a time machine, try to save Gertrude and Ophelia. Can Dana for once pull something off?

From me: I'm calling sleeper hit on this one. It's a mix and match of stereotypes and cliches' that for some reason really work well in this film. It's a very creative and original piece of work. Starts off slow and then the chuckles start which soon turn into laughing. One thing is that I hope you have seen a lot of movies to fully get all the jokes and gags in this one.

Audio: 10/10. Clean and clear with a weird soundtrack and works well. Some of the sounds are: "What It's Like" by Everlast, "Rock Me Sexy Jesus" by The Ralph Sall Experience (my fav from this film) and "Raped In The Face" by Steve Coogan, Phoebe Strole, and Skylar Astin.

Visuals: 7/10. Pretty normal till we see the very smooth bum of the star then it's pretty normal til the big play at the end, then it's almost as if Timothy Leary came back from the dead and said "Hey I've got an idea." It's something to be seen and not typed out but someone who has the spelling ability of a 3rd grader. Oh and Elisabeth Shue has a long tounge.

Writing: 10/10. Writing the idea down on paper alone warrants a 10 out of 10. The writing is smart, witty and oddly enough GOOD. Just look at some of these lines:

Epiphany Sellars: I still get nervous around ethnics.
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Cricket Feldstein: You wanna hit me? I would love it if you hit me! I'm married to a Jew, I've got nothing to lose!
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Cricket Feldstein: Well, this play is gonna bitch-slap Broadway like a cheap hooker at a gangbang.
Dana Marschz: Uh... yeah.
Cricket Feldstein: Y'know, and those Bible-humping protesters can suck a bag of dicks, 'cause all I ended up doing was giving you free publicity.
Dana Marschz: Yeah, and did you see my dressing room? It has a bidet!
Elisabeth Shue: That was a sink.
Dana Marschz: It was?
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Heres my fav line of the movie
Dana Marschz: It's a slippery slope... beer, liquor, dope, coke, meth, chicks with dicks, then jail!

Acting: 6/10. Good cast all around, from the people that have a lot of screen time to those that don't. Catherine Keener gives her all and is prob one of the best chars in the movie (plus I want to toss it in her a few times, I don't that she's 50.). David Arquette says no more then 10 words each time he talks and he only takes like a handful of times. He makes ya chuckle each time he says something. Steve Coogan who is the star plays an over the top drama teacher and can get a bit on your nerves from time to time but he does a splendid. I was not so happy with Amy Poehler job, it just felt so forced.

Dir/Ed 5/10. Shocked at how safe this movie was shot. No use of split screen, no odd angles, everything seemed to be well tough out. I know you would think that's a good thing but this movie could have used some out there shots that we don't see everyday.

Bottom Line: You'll be missing out if you don't buy this movie.