Re:My ranking of every Shakespeare play
by as_bntd on Thursday June 22, 2023 @05:49PM
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Laurence Olivier is a great actor. I've enjoyed several of his films, including his Hamlet adaptation (which he also directed). I have yet to watch Richard III though.
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I thought he overacted that role. I feel it requires a much lighter touch than most actors give it.
It was my first encounter with Hamlet so I didn't have another frame of reference to judge the performance.
And I had already watched him in other movies such as Rebecca (I didn't like the movie except for the (some of the) end) so maybe I was used to his acting.