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Genres:
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Comedy
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Director:
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Andrew Fleming
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Actors:
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Amy Poehler,
Melonie Diaz,
Michael Esparza,
Joseph Julian Soria,
Phoebe Strole,
Arnie Pantoja,
Skylar Astin,
Natalie Amenula,
Shea Pepe,
Steve Coogan,
Catherine Keener,
Marshall Bell,
David Arquette,
Elisabeth Shue,
Marco Rodríguez
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Duration:
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92 min.
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Rating:
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(6.5/10)101
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Plot Summary:
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Dana Marschz is a failed actor and recovering alcoholic who's moved to Tucson to inculcate high high school drama, where he's plagued by bad reviews, follower impassiveness, budget woes (he and his wife, who is trying to fix expecting, take in a on), and his own teaching limitations. Because the other electives are closed, he finds himself with a large sort of seeming gangbangers, and the manager informs him that drama will be cut next trimester. On the advice of a evaluator reviewer, Dana decides to platform his own play, a sequel to "Hamlet" in which the prince and Jesus, with the practise ... of a time faction, inspect to save Gertrude and Ophelia. Can Dana during at a go nab something off?
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Hamlet 2
Claudia PuigThe Bard might be squirming in his grave, but not actually turning, with Hamlet 2, given that it doesn't quite live up to its eccentrically campy promise. Steve Coogan is sometimes absurdly funny as a delusional drama teacher and tortured artist. And a couple of the production numbers in the redux of the Shakespearean play are crazy clever, but the wit is spotty and sporadic. Its sharply funny moments make its lack of consistency all the more evident. The movie ends up feeling like a collection of moments, rather than a coherent quirky comedy. Coogan plays wannabe actor/ high school drama teacher Dana Marschz (the pronunciation of which is a recurring joke). His failed attempts at acting are a comic highlight. Catherine Keener plays his unhappy wi...
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