... replays as if considering it's construction. This consideration of the speech is later confirmed when the speech (occurring at the traditional point within the narrative) is delivered, with a post-modern touch, by the prince as he stands in the "Action" aisle of Blockbuster video. The studied irony of positioning the Prince in this setting is one, which was commented upon largely in reviews, and is a clever conceit - a soliloquy about reticence to act ... a new product (much like much other American culture and this film in particular.) This Hamlet is typically American, grounded thorou...

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