| Original Score: 2/4 | Nov 24, 2011

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 17, 2011

Oddly, what's supposed to be a great comedy about a bad play is in fact a bad comedy about a play that looks pretty frigging amazing

| Original Score: D+ | Sep 12, 2008

A high school musical that would make John Waters proud.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 28, 2008

[A] dazzling little comedy.

| Aug 22, 2008

Not since Death of a Salesman has failure been quite so entertaining.

| Aug 22, 2008

Hamlet 2 is a likable movie even as it careens around like a wagging tail, but it's just too uneven.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 22, 2008

It has an edge and degree of sophistication not seen in most summer comedies.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 22, 2008

No matter how many jokes you pack around it, arrested development doesn't make for a very compelling dramatic arc.

Full Review | Aug 22, 2008

Funny excuses an awful lot, and at its best, Hamlet 2 is nothing short of hilarious.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 22, 2008

I am not fond of listening to characters scream unfunny lines meant to send up the blandness of everyday people.

Full Review | Original Score: 0.5/4 | Aug 22, 2008

Fortunately, Coogan remains impressively unafraid of humiliation, pushing every joke just far enough to keep us watching. But he deserves more.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 22, 2008

The movie is an ideal showcase for the talents of Coogan.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 22, 2008

When the father of one of the stars says, 'I'm simultaneously horrified and fascinated,' you'll know just what he means.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 22, 2008

The more self-righteous it gets -- the more pious it is about offending people -- the less it works as a theatrical parody.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 22, 2008

Let's just say that, when the parody looks indistinguishable from the parodied, something's gone awry.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 22, 2008

Boy, is it stupid. Boy, is it funny.

| Original Score: B- | Aug 22, 2008

Why so vulgar?

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 22, 2008

Coogan is an utterly fearless performer, which makes his character just a little bit frightening, occasionally unsympathetic, and just unreal enough to feel way too real.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 22, 2008

It all adds up to the kind of bad family entertainment likely to raise only a few eyebrows.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/5 | Aug 22, 2008