Hamlet 2: Hmmmm …

And, yes, before you ask, I’m actually fairly seriously about that Hmmm in the title …

Because, bless, Kevin ‘Jipdog’ D and Sarah D were over, tonight.

Complete — Bless ’Em — with a little something they wanted to show me …

No, wait, hang on, before you start looking at me, like that … !

We were all of us at something of a loose for something to do, tonight, and Sarah — in particular— thought I might just enjoy a favourite of hers, the 2008, Andrew Fleming directed, comedy, Hamlet 2.

Which I’ve got to admit, isn’t usually something I’d normally choose to see, myself, but — as Kevin will tell you — Saz can be very persuasive, when she put’s her mind to it … !

And I think — think, mind — I’m going to let her down gently, possibly …

Hamlet 2 sees Steve Coogan as bit-part actor turned drama teacher, Dana Marschz, finding his job under threat from local government cut-backs, bad reviews in the local and school papers …

And a sudden influx of pupils who seem really rather uninterested in the course in front of them.

On top of that … ?

His wife, Brie, seems to be taking more of an interest in their lodger …

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Hmmm …

Now, here’s where I’ve got to admit I was vaguely disappointed, somehow.

Oh, don’t get me wrong.

Hamlet 2 is an entertaining film, with a definitely catchy tune or two.

And there’s certainly a laugh or two, in there, that’ll come out of nowhere at you, and an ending that is decidedly up-beat and a lot better than the initial scenes would have you believe.

But Hamlet 2 is also a film that I found a touch unsatisfying, somehow.

I think it lacks a certain amount of bite.

And that’s a shame.

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