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8.1/10 • 1.5K

2020-07-032h 40m

HistoryDrama

A story in American history.

Presenting the tale of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, this filmed version of the original Broadway smash hit is the story of America then, told by America now.

Directors
Thomas Kail
Writters
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Editors
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jonah Moran

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Lin-Manuel Miranda

    Lin-Manuel Miranda

    Alexander Hamilton

  2. Leslie Odom Jr.

    Leslie Odom Jr.

    Aaron Burr

  3. Renée Elise Goldsberry

    Renée Elise Goldsberry

    Angelica Schuyler

  4. Phillipa Soo

    Phillipa Soo

    Eliza Hamilton

  5. Daveed Diggs

    Daveed Diggs

    Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson

  6. Christopher Jackson

    Christopher Jackson

    George Washington

  7. Jasmine Cephas Jones

    Jasmine Cephas Jones

    Peggy Schuyler / Maria Reynolds

  8. Okieriete Onaodowan

    Okieriete Onaodowan

    Hercules Mulligan / James Madison

  9. Anthony Ramos

    Anthony Ramos

    John Laurens / Philip Hamilton

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sykobanana

Jul 6, 2020

4/10

A Disappointment This is a musical not made for people outside of the USA. I had to watch the thing again and wiki Hamilton to try to figure out who was who except for some of the bigger names. Going by the poster, this is was meant to be some attempted rise to fame of Harry Potter in Hollywood. The casting was varied, which is great generally, but not representative of history (noone looked like what they should have). Historical themes seemed to be swapped around and added in for convenience-sake. Some performances were good, Soo, Groff and Diggs, whilst others (MIranda - who was better in Mary Poppins Returns) just felt flat and tired. It felt like 6 or so cameras were placed and then just recorded. And the choreography was distracting at times, not complimentary. And character development - the only one who shows any is Soo's character. This might be a great musical, but it is not a great movie (despite what people are reviewing it as). It is hard to follow as a citizen of the world who does not know US political history details nor its players. Its cinematography, casting and set pieces felt lazy (this could have been turned into grand cinema). And it was overly long...people might expect this type of thing to go for hours on West End to get their money's worth, but 2hrs 40 is overkill in this medium. The hype behind this made me think this was brilliant. I was majorly disappointed.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Keywords
adulterycorruptionupper classpresidential electionmusicalbiographystage showbased on play or musical18th centurybroadway musicalpistol duelamerican revolutionrevolutionary warfounding fathersstage musicalfilmed playlive theatrefilmed theater