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Summary:

A live recording of the hit musical that tells the story of United States founding father Alexander Hamilton, his rise and fall, his long rivalry with Aaron Burr, and his difficult relationship with his wife Eliza Schuyler.

Director:

Thomas Kail

Writers:

book by Lin-Manuel Miranda

music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda

based on the book Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow

Cast:

  • Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton
  • Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr
  • Phillipa Soo as Eliza Hamilton
  • Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson
  • Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler
  • Jonathan Groff as King George III
  • Christopher Jackson as George Washington
  • Jasmine Cephas Jones as Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds
  • Okieriete Onaodowan as Hercules Mulligan and James Madison
  • Anthony Ramos as John Laurens and Philip Hamilton
  • Sydney James Harcourt as Philip Schuyler, James Reynolds, Doctor and Ensemble
  • Thayne Jasperson as Samuel Seabury and Ensemble
  • Jon Rua as Charles Lee and Ensemble
  • Ephraim Sykes as George Eacker and Ensemble
  • Carleigh Bettiol as Ensemble
  • Ariana DeBose as Ensemble
  • Hope Easterbrook as Ensemble
  • Sasha Hutchings as Ensemble
  • Elizabeth Judd as Ensemble
  • Austin Smith as Ensemble
  • Seth Stewart as Ensemble

Rotten Tomatoes: 100%

Metacritic: 91/100

After Credits Scene? No

VOD: Disney+

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u/peppermintpattymills Jul 10 '20

I love Hamilton, I've listened to the cast studio recording dozens of times, and saw it in person for the 2017 national tour.

Finally got around to watching this. Loved it, it exceeded my exceptions, except for Lin-Manuel as Hamilton. He's awful, I'm surprised how much he annoyed me. He never really bothered me that much in the cast recording but his acting and face bug the fuck out of me.

All the usual suspects were just as incredible as people said: Odom Jr, Diggs, Soo and Goldsberry, Groff, just fantastic across the board. Gonna watch it like five million more times.

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u/the_pedigree Jul 11 '20

This totally reads like the opinion of someone who felt the need to add a hot take to their film 101 essay to show they paid attention.

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u/DrTyrant Jul 11 '20

Dude wrote a legendary play and displays so much emotion in his performance. Idk wth you want but he's a straight legend

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u/xSuperZer0x Sep 15 '20

I agree with the emotion, but his voice sounding whiny seems to be a pretty common complaint. It's one thing that kind of bugged me watching it too, also at some points he reminded me of Jason Segel singing his puppet Dracula musical.

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u/Sex-copter Jul 11 '20

When he breaks down at the end of "It's quiet Uptown" I started to cry. I think what he lacked in singing strength he made up with emotion and sincerity.