Not an easy film to assess. Acting, staging, direction and music all deserve 10/10 but awarding that score would be to overlook the fact that for much of the time it has no traction. There are scenes that simply go on far too long, and would obviously benefit from editing or even exclusion. Some of Branagh's ideas for the play are silly, others brilliant. Overall though ... what a labour of love on Branagh's part, and what a tribute to the play that is, arguably, Shakespeare's greatest.
