It is a scene that literally made me want to jump out of my chair and start applauding.

Branagh's performance of the Act 4 scene 4 soliloquy (Which again is usually cut out) is nothing short of c cinematic marvel as the camera slowly pulls back as the intensity grows. This also included Billy Crystal as the grave digger, Robin Williams as Osric, Jack Lemmon as Marcellous, and Charlton Heston as the actor. Examples of this include Gerarde Depardue as Ranyaldo whos entire purpose in the film was to simply say 'yes my lord' as Polonius asks him to spy on Leartes.

Not many directors could pull this off without boring their audience but Branagh's skillful use of bravora film style and stunt casting allows people to see the importance of the scenes that are usually cut out. This is the only film of 'Hamlet' that contains the full four hours of William Shakespeare's masterpiece and gives a unique feel to the whole story. Olivier, Kosentsev, Richardson, Coranado, Zefferelli, and Almerayeda have all directed Hamlet but Branagh's the only one who got it right.

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