Ophelia

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Carlos I Ophelia offers a new take on a classic tragedy, attempting to tell Shakespeare's Hamlet from the perspective of its most tragic female character. While the premise of seeing the story through Ophelia's eyes is intriguing, the execution falls flat. Despite the earnest effort to give her a voice, the film struggles to maintain a compelling pace, often feeling more like a slow, uninspired period piece than a fresh reinterpretation. It probably doesn't help that I'm not a fan of the source material itself. The result is a film that, while visually appealing, ultimately leaves the viewer feeling bored and disconnected from a narrative that has been told countless times before. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/30/25 Full Review Eye C A great reinterpretation of the story of Hamlet, with amazing interpretations. I like it this one. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/27/25 Full Review Mallory P Forget the pedants, this was a beautiful movie that excelled at reinventing a side of the coin we never saw in Shakespeare’s play. Gorgeous tonality, complexity of character, and a genius dichotomy of man’s luxury of madness as an act of deceit and vengeance, but a woman’s madness as an act of survival. Incredible soundtrack, moving writing, refreshing use of economy in direction, and overall a lovely surprise to watch. Seriously, ignore the pedants. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/06/24 Full Review Katrina G This movie is one of the worst I’ve ever seen. The storyline was all over the place and half of the storyline didn’t even make sense. The character’s personalities changed so fast, it gave me whiplash. I love Renaissance movies and 18th century movies, but I cannot recommend this one to anyone. It was absolutely awful. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/30/24 Full Review Patrick F They had a ton of ground to cover in only 2 hours. The result was an incredibly fast pace film that blew through character moments and plot far too quickly. Would have been better has a miniseries than a movie. That being said, it was a well acted and intriguing drama. Daisy Ridley was fantastic. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/13/24 Full Review JM J A retelling of a classic tale, or any literary piece for that matter, is expected to be with relative flaws and by any means does not necessarily have to rival the source material—but rather compliment it by taking as much inspiration as creatively possible. "Ofelia" started off with a premise that's too familiar to be considered extraordinary. Yet with all the films that came before it having the same overused tropes and plotlines, Ofelia manages to unfold from cliché to intriguing, gradually revealing itself as a massive puzzle with missing pieces, and effectively using this facade as a hook to keep you seated and wish for more clues to unravel right before your eyes. But you know the answers are always somewhere in the middle or at the end, and so you wait, albeit impatiently. Because by then, the narrative has developed into an unfamiliar territory. And you crave for more even if doing so means reaching a cul-de-sac. Only a very few, well-crafted films have that "hold", that "charisma". For a film to take off from a cliché base and skyrocket into uncharted heights, then fall back unscathed—is a rarity. It requires just enough mystery and drama to make a very potent concoction—one that stings but not quite kill. Ofelia is one effective genius at that. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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