Reviving the Prince of Denmark: Hamlet 2

Rock me Jesus! This is a high spirited, fun loving goof of a movie. It stars Steve Coogan (the stressed out director in Tropic Thunder) as a washed up actor turned drama teacher, who isn’t very good at that either. When his drama program is threatened by budget cuts, he makes a desperate effort to “save the arts” by staging a musical sequel to Hamlet – something about Jesus and a time machine and Hamlet forgiving his father and saving everybody else from their tragic ends. A big hit at Sundance, so it’s full of indie cred, there is something so sincere about the lunacy of this story that you can’t help but enjoy the ride. Also features some great performances by the “teenaged” cast (many of them aren’t teens anymore, but never mind). Opened small but expanding over Labor Day.