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Hamlet 2

Hamlet 2, also known as “Kiss Me Sexy Jesus” are titles that a purist could easily take offence to. Steve Coogan is Dana Marschz a mullet loving recovering alcoholic actor with crushed dreams. After only ever landing roles in bad infomercials (are there any other kind?) he winds up as a drama teacher in Tucson Oklahoma where it seems even big stars like Elisabeth Shue end up. She lampoons herself and her “former” industry having taken a nursing job in a fertility clinic which is frequented by Dana’s wife Brie (Catherine Keener) as it seems Hollywood glory isn’t his only misconception. That is just part of their woes as they’ve had to take in the insufferable Gary (David Arquette) as a room mate just to make ends meet. Dana is also constantly raked over the coals by a pre teen critic whose reviews of student staging of box office hits are scathing and merciless. School budget cuts cause a needed infusion of drama students who unfortunately are less than enthusiastic. When the drama program falls under the axe drastic measures are called for prompting the staging of Dana’s long simmering idea to Hamlet 2 – a musical which involves the Danish prince and Jesus hooking up via a time machine and affecting the survival of all the characters who die Before the curtain rises the first amendment is upheld thanks to the always hysterical Amy Pohler. Also stereotypes are rightly skewered and Brie does get pregnant but not in a good way and by the time the curtain falls Hamlet fans finally have something to laugh about.

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