Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

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Huntin P @PaxVobiscum80 Sep 20, 2026 I love this movie. I must confess, I've never seen a Daniel Day Lewis film that meant anything to me, so I'm glad he had to pull out of this project and Tim Roth got the job instead. Richard Dreyfuss is superb as the Player, and Oldman is very funny indeed as, erm, the other one. Spot the guy from Game of Thrones, if you can. Tom Stoppard directs the movie of his own play, and gives it a wonderful feeling of, shall we say, liminality? The comedy teeters on the line between reality and illusion, fiction and falsehood, heads and tails. Imagine Terry Gilliam but disciplined. Too bad there aren't more Stoppard-directed movies. Okay, how many rhetoricals did I have? See more Ari V @RT59419633 Feb 6, 2026 Some Who's On First type wordplay gags, a little good old fashioned british gayetry, some weak philosophy and 50s avante garde imitations, but feels relatively thin all in all. Even with the solid acting delivery. See more James A @RT45126165 Feb 21, 2025 A bit intellectual and dry, but had many moments that show the love for the source material (both sources). It is certainly not a lazy watch. See more Alec B @Alec97 Apr 25, 2024 I think it is a good adaptation of the play (likely the best we will ever get) as the cast is pretty great, especially Oldman and Roth, and Stoppard actually does a good job translating the material to film. It is a shame he never tried directing a movie again. See more Joel H @786Joel Feb 13, 2024 It is obvious that the creators of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead have a thorough appreciation of William Shakespeare's play, Hamlet. That being said, it's also necessary that the viewer have the same type of understanding or much of this movie will be lost on them. I'm glad I quickly brushed up on Hamlet before watching this adaptation. Additionally, the absurdist style is so bizarre that it's hard to keep up with what's going on. However, I did enjoy the witty wordplay. And both Gary Oldman & Tim Roth seem to relish in their respective roles. I'd like to see this production on stage one day. See more Shioka O @RT54204327 Nov 19, 2022 If you are familiar with Hamlet, this might be more fun, but I'm not. Thoroughly dry and subtle. Absurdism and existentialism dialogs are fascinating so maybe I would love to read as book. I see Roth and Oldman's friendship. See more Read all reviews

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