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Grand Theft Hamlet

What Critics Say

2024

Documentary, Jen Cohn, Sam Crane, Mark Oosterveen, Gareth Turkington

Documentary Struggling actors Sam and Mark find solace from lockdown isolation by staging Hamlet in Grand Theft Auto, battling griefers as they connect through Shakespeare.

	Media	Author	Review
		Stephen Saito Variety	"A world with car chases and gun fights is inevitably more exciting than most people’s average lives, but who knew it could also be a little more revealing of who we are?"
		Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane are not unserious or unfilmic, but they are also funny, dry and very acute in their construction of a story which is really about masculine insecurity"
		Leslie Felperin The Guardian	"Innovative, highly amusing and often touching"
		Andrew Parker The Gate	"'Grand Theft Hamlet' stands as proof that sometimes even the worst and most impossible of concepts can still provide a wealth of creative freedom, fulfilment, and ingenuity"
		Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"We haven't even scratched the surface of 'Pandemic Stories' that will unfold on screen over the next generation, but you won't see another one quite like this"
		Joe Gross Austin Chronicle	"This whole project results in absolute hilarity but the film is also exceptionally moving"
		Olivia Popp Cineuropa	"A fascinating concept with a ragged execution. Given that the actors-cum-gamers are operating in a virtual space with players from around the world, the film boasts several unexpected twists and a healthy dose of hilarity"
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"A poignantly hilarious documentary about creating art in a crisis"
		Matt Donato IGN	"An irreplicable experience that speaks volumes about following your dreams despite the challenges that await. The reward will always be worthwhile, even if it’s just about the friends you mak"
		Siddhant Adlakha Mashable	"'Grand Theft Auto' meets Shakespeare in hilarious, moving doc"
		Allegra Frank The Daily Beast	"What initially seems like too absurd and comedic a conceit to work for a full 90 minutes ends up being one of the more human and successful works of art inspired by the COVID lockdowns."
		Ross Bonaime Collider	"Two friends try to put a production of 'Hamlet' on in the dangerous world of Los Santos in this wild and strangely compelling documentary."
		Damon Wise Deadline	"The premise is a winner, and there’s a lot to enjoy as Mark and Sam talk iambic pentameters while bullets fly, planes crash and bazookas unload"

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