‘Henry 5′ is Apocalyptic Shakespeare with Michael Caine, Ray Winstone and Gerard Depardieu
Posted on Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 by Russ Fischer
Proving once more that the work of William Shakespeare is versatile enough to power a story with just about any genre trappings, here’s Henry 5, which glues together a stellar cast — Michael Caine, Ray Winstone, Gerard Depardieu and Derek Jacobi — in what appears to be a sci-fi or apocalyptic version of Henry V. It boasts the tagline “How will they justify why they went to war.” Hm. Couldn’t someone have come up with a more topical angle? More details after the break. Read More »
