Hamilton

Name: Hamilton
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Musical
Released: July 3, 2020
Duration: 160 min
Rating: 90
Cast: Anthony Ramos, Chris Jackson, Daveed Diggs, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Jasmine Cephas Jones

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Disney+ | Release Date (Streaming): July 3, 2020 | PG-13

Starring: Anthony Ramos, Chris Jackson, Daveed Diggs, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Jonathan Groff, Leslie Odom Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda, Okieriete Onaodowan, Phillipa Soo, Renee Goldsberry

Summary: The real life of one of America's foremost founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Filmed live on Broadway from the Richard Rodgers Theatre with the original Broadway cast.

Director: Thomas Kail

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, History, Musical

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 160 min

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Mark Kennedy

Jun 30, 2020

Kail’s camera captures actors’ intimate faces during key moments in a way impossible for theater-goers and incorporates audience reaction to create an electric filmed version. Read full review

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Peter Marks

Jun 30, 2020

The film is at times deeply moving and, for a show that is virtually all song and no dialogue, extraordinarily character-rich. Read full review

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Peter Travers

Jul 2, 2020

It’s an indisputable classic. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Jun 30, 2020

Hamilton defies a cynical reading. It is a great show, and an important one. Right now the latter might be more a more crucial description that the former. Don’t miss it. Read full review

Kimberley Jones

Jul 2, 2020

Odom Jr. won the Tony for his performance here, a fact that’s been somewhat dwarfed over the years by Miranda’s tsunamic success, but the neat trick of this filmed version is to time-machine viewers back to an extraordinary moment in American cultural history – to put us, to borrow from Miranda, in the room where it happened. It feels like such a gift. Read full review

Tara Brady

Jul 3, 2020

It’s impossible to recreate the electricity of a live performance but with a musical as beloved as Hamilton, one can hear the audience swoon as Christopher Jackson’s George Washington appears, or when Daveed Diggs’s Thomas Jefferson struts onto the stage. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jul 1, 2020

This filmed staging, which wouldn’t have “played” well on the big screen, is as rich with cinematic possibilities as it is musically. If millions find and love this version on the home screen, perhaps this “Hamilton” will encourage Disney to properly adapt it for the big screen down the road. I’d pay good money to see that. Read full review

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Benbran10

Jul 3, 2020

An absolute masterpiece of modern theatre. The combination of modern hip-hip and the story of founding father Alexander Hamilton is a unique and amazing experience, and is sure to leave tears in your eyes.

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THITHI38772

Jul 7, 2020

AMAZING, its the best movie of 2020, satisfied and helpless, i love everything

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Blasnow89

Jul 28, 2020

I watch it over and over again! I love this movie so much it went straight to my heart!

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WinterSoldierAM

Jul 4, 2020

Hamilton is a performance that does so many things. It elevates Broadway with new ways of presenting stories. New music, new takes on historical events and figures. And it takes you into some of the problematic elements of the founding fathers without punishing you for enjoying theHamilton is a performance that does so many things. It elevates Broadway with new ways of presenting stories. New music, new takes on historical events and figures. And it takes you into some of the problematic elements of the founding fathers without punishing you for enjoying the characters you see on the stage. The presentation of an intimate tale of a single man's life inevitably attaches itself to the building of new ideals and ideologies encompassing and evolving over time through the input of other men and women much like Hamilton himself. The actors in the film come from a variety of backgrounds and help to decolonize the stories of the past and add multiple perspectives and presentations of the stories we seldom hear outside small tidbits in intro to U.S. History courses. Hamilton tells the story of Alexander Hamilton in such a way that you feel emotionally attached to him and the other characters involved. The performances by each and every individual involved are phenomenal but I'd be remiss in dismissing the outstanding performances of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jrr., Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson, and Renee Elise Goldsberry.

Not to mention Jonathan Groff's levity and frankly on-point performance of King George. Each actor involved takes the physical and musical performance to heights that captivate and entrance the audience. The emotional investment people put into these characters is wholly due to the writing and performances involved. Not only that, but the music itself is some of the best music to come out of the 2010's. The songs are catchy with a hip-hop flavor and some heart warming softer tunes meant to evoke strong emotional responses. Each song strings into another and tells an amazing story while also standing out as individual masterworks. Everyone has a favorite and while I love them all, Satisfied is such a captivating performance, usage of the stage, and emotionally captivating song that I just can't help but rank it as number one for myself. although a cased could be made for every song here.

Some may not like musicals, some may not like the music involved, but the characters portrayed and the story told is a masterpiece to behold. The only minuscule thing I could see as being even slightly negative was a very brief moment early on where the cameras went a bit shaky. Past seeing the performance live this is an exceptional capturing of the stage performance and is worth a shot. I look forward to the day when I can get my hands on a physical copy of the performance in the form of a 4k blu ray. Until then, I'm going to wait for it...… Expand

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Jul 7, 2020

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ShadowELITE

Jul 3, 2020

Critiques:
-The songs are good overall but repetitive
-Scenes are poorly choreographed and don’t represent the story well -The audience in the background is somewhat akin to a laugh track in a comedy. It’s unnecessary, unwanted, and a nuisance -Audio is sometimes out of sync or improperlyCritiques:
-The songs are good overall but repetitive
-Scenes are poorly choreographed and don’t represent the story well
-The audience in the background is somewhat akin to a laugh track in a comedy. It’s unnecessary, unwanted, and a nuisance -Audio is sometimes out of sync or improperly balanced
Praises:
-The cast is clearly talented and the vocals are great -The lighting is good -Costumes are well put together… Expand

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Calvin_Rulz

May 4, 2022

Just, why?! Why do we find it necessary to revise and colorize the past. Is it inclusive? No! Just the opposite.

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