If you are curious to watch a film version of Hamlet, this is well worth the while. Present on a bare stage, what drives each actors' performance is truly the emotions, which Kline is no exception. The implicate of the ghost appearance to Hamlet, makes the madness that follows seem more genuine then perhaps dare I say it, Olivier's Hamlet. Kline throws himself into the role until you are clinging on to every word he says, even if you've read Hamlet a hundred times. Plus the intimate atmosphere of the staging, allows the action to seem more real. I've seen many version of the bard's great play, but this is the first time I've honestly cried along with Hamlet.
