Four tuxedo clad men show up at a penitentiary to meet a friend who has just been released after three years in prison and is going straight from the jail to marry his girlfriend. En route to the wedding, one of the men asks to stop by a bank to pick up some cash. As it turns out, he is a wanted bank robber who uses Shakespeare passages during his robberies and thus has become known as "Hamlet". Soon all five men are caught up in the bank and involved in the robbery as they end up in a hostage situation. The hostage negotiator shows up who turns out to be Hamlet's father.
Acting
Andy Dick commits to absolute unhinged madness as Taddy.
Writing
Shakespeare-quoting bank robber concept deserves more respect.
Direction
Tamra Davis keeps tonal whiplash somehow functional.
Director
Tamra Davis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Tamra Davis's follow-up to Billy Madison, proving she could pivot from Sandler chaos to indie crime-comedy chaos.
The 'Shakespeare-quoting criminal' trope peaked here before Wes Anderson made it twee; Dean Cain's post-Superman flop era deserves critical reevaluation.
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