Warning, there are spoilers ahead for Hamnet, which was released this weekend on the 2025 movie schedule.
I do truly believe that Hamnet is a remarkable movie. However, it’s not my kind of movie. The Chloé Zhao-directed book-to-movie adaptation is, by design and understandably, very emotional. After all, it’s a film about the death of a child and the devastating effect it has on the child’s parents. The performances from all the actors are wonderful. I would not be surprised at all to see Jessie Buckley accepting award after award over the next few months, and Paul Mescal might be too.
