hm. well if you like. it's a lot shorter so it's not too terrible to just sit back and watch. i don't really like ethan hawke that much but he did a pretty good job at hamlet. and the ophelia part was quite good. it's a modern version but still using shakespeare's dialogue, mostly.

so, i'd say, not a huge loss if you don't bother seeing it, but not a huge gain if you do. ^_^

i liked the branaugh version mostly for the sets. i thought the sets were fantastic. at least that's what i remember thinking.... hmm.