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Movie Review: Jittery, edgy and magnetic, Riz Ahmed takes 'Hamlet' for a spin

  • The ghost tells Hamlet to avenge his father's death, setting the plot in motion.
  • The film includes a social-justice theme involving evicted people from Elsinore property but gives it limited attention.
  • Ophelia's role is notably reduced or omitted in this adaptation.
  • Riz Ahmed interprets the 'to be or not to be' speech as a call to fight injustice rather than questioning life.
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Movie Review: Jittery, edgy and magnetic, Riz Ahmed takes 'Hamlet' for a spin

Riz Ahmed puts his own spin on the world's most famous troubled prince in Aneil Karia's “Hamlet,” a pared-down version that clocks in under two hours.

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