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Let The Devil Wear Black

2000, Movie, R, 95 mins

Let The Devil Wear Black: Review

Hamlet as neo-noir thriller. Shot in 1998 and released direct-to-video in 2000 after playing film festivals, this stylish reimagining of Shakespeare's tragedy takes its title from Act 3, Scene 2 ("Nay, then, let the devil wear black, for I'll have a suit of sables") — an unfortunate choice, both because it makes the film sound like a horror picture and because it calls attention to an absurd plot point near the end. (An assassin unconvincingly confuses a man in a gray su... read more leave a comment