An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.... (Full plot summary below)
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An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
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| Hollywood ReporterDan FienbergJust because nobody could or should feel this is a definitive King Lear detracts only somewhat from the undeniable joy that comes from even two hours of watching Anthony Hopkins gnash his teeth, wail and go gloriously mad. |
| POV MagazineChelsea Phillips-CarrKlebeev's King Lear then becomes interesting because of its focus on Rotin. Viewers are subsumed into his perspective, with nothing outside to challenge it |
| Times (UK)Carol MidgleyFlawed parenting, ingrate children and family estrangement will never not be relevant, and the modern-day dress gave it the feel of a production at ease with itself. |
| Sunday Times (UK)Camilla LongGoneril shouldn't be played by anyone whose chief trait is Mary Poppins cosiness. |
| Paste MagazineAmy GlynnIf somehow you've gone this long without ever being exposed to this dramatic masterwork, this is a thoroughly approachable introduction. |
| Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonWhile the language of Shakespeare can be a challenge for the modern viewer, this "King Lear" is so physical and the acting so expressive that one is never unsure of what is happening, or what devilment. |
| indieWireHanh NguyenThe performances hold it together; this play has always been focused on human suffering. Amazon's King Lear is by no means a definitive adaptation of what is arguably the Bard's finest tragedy, but it is a thrilling and entertaining one. |
| Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesThe whole cast - top-notch - takes Anthony Hopkins' lead and chews the scenery down to gristle and bone. |
| GuardianSam WollastonNow 80 himself, the right age, Hopkins is at home in Lear's skin. Shouty, angry, cruel one moment; vulnerable, tender, loving the next - or at the same time. A mesmerising performance. |
| Common Sense MediaMarty BrownA simple, accessible version of one of Shakespeare's best. |
