Dana Marschz is a failed actor and recovering alcoholic who's moved to Tucson to teach high school drama, where he's plagued by bad reviews, student indifference, budget woes (he and his wife, who is trying to get pregnant, take in a boarder), and his own teaching limitations. Because the other electives are closed, he finds himself with a large class of seeming gang-bangers, and the principal informs him that drama will be cut next trimester. On the advice of a student reviewer, Dana decides to stage his own play, a sequel to "Hamlet" in which the prince and Jesus, with the use of a time machine, try to save Gertrude and Ophelia. Can Dana for once pull something off?
How can you make a sequel to Hamlet? Everyone died at the end.
The answer is simple: Time machines + Jesus.
When I first sat down to watch Hamlet 2, I didn't know what to expect. But what I got was a pretty sharp comedy with a catchy musical number. Everyone gives their all to make this work and the result is a solid piece of work. I enjoyed it so I figure someone else will as well.
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