I have a love/hate relationship with Hamlet 2. I love the humor, the way it sends up inspirational teacher movies before becoming one itself, and I love Steve Coogan's engaging – and even mildly heartbreaking – performance. I hate the fact that out of the blue I'll break out singing, "Rock Me, Rock Me Sexy Jesus…" It's like one of those TV theme songs that's stuck recycling itself in your brain, emerging just when you least expect it to for the sole purpose of annoying you to the point you want to rip out your own tongue. That's why I hate Hamlet 2. But as much as I dislike having the "Rock Me Sexy Jesus" song imprinted on my brain, my affection for the stereotype-busting, outrageously funny Hamlet 2 is much, much stronger. It's audacious and infectious, and one of the funniest films of 2008. And moviegoers who don't have a clue who Steve Coogan is are going to convert into fans after checking out his performance in Hamlet 2.
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I have a love/hate relationship with Hamlet 2. I love the humor, the way it sends up inspirational teacher movies before becoming one itself, and I love Steve Coogan's engaging – and even mildly heartbreaking – performance. I hate the fact that out of the blue I'll break out singing, "Rock Me, Rock Me Sexy Jesus…" It's like one of those TV theme songs that's stuck recycling itself in your brain, emerging just when you least expect it to for the sole purpose of annoying you to the point you want to rip out your own tongue. That's why I hate Hamlet 2.
But as much as I dislike having the "Rock Me Sexy Jesus" song imprinted on my brain, my affection for the stereotype-busting, outrageously funny Hamlet 2 is much, much stronger. It's audacious and infectious, and one of the funniest films of 2008. And moviegoers who don't have a clue who Steve Coogan is are going to convert into fans after checking out his performance in Hamlet 2.
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