Hamnet

I've now seen it twice and got so much more out of it the second time around.

butterandjam

BlueSapphire

Did anyone else who saw the film find the dialogue difficult to follow in some places? Or is it just me?

Not just you ! We found many of the close face to face conversations so muffled they were unintelligible.

We also found the dialogue difficult due to muffled conversations. I will attempt to read the book, then watch the film again with subtitles. The acting was, in my opinion, brilliant, and the young lad who played Hamnet deserves an award.

I agree, Patsy: the actor playing Hamnet was outstanding.

Really? I thought he was good, but he was a child playing a child. I’m not sure that he had the opportunity to be outstanding, although he may well go on to be an excellent actor.

I thought all the main characters were remarkable, and the differences in how people grieve, live and deal with life were explored by all of them. For me, that’s what the film was about - the death of Hamnet was a vehicle for that.

I liked the book too, but I am a fan of hers. I wonder what she will write next.

I thought the film was amazing. Maggie o Farrell said in an interview that she loved Jessie Buckley in the role of Agnes. The author had a lot of input into the film.

Loved the book. Film funny follow it but it was good in its own tight in my opinion. I have excellent hearing but found sound quality poor in parts, nothing to do with the actors, that was the comment I could make.
Who ever said it was a poor book clearly hadn't read it.