Kenneth Branagh is a little banty rooster. I just love him. His work - either writer, producer, actor - is either absolutely fabulous or a real POS.
Example: Much Ado About Nothing, Henry V, Peter's Friends, Professor Gilderoy in the Harry Potter movie, etc. very good. Peter's Friends is still one of my very favorites.
But, what the heck was up with Frankenstein and Hamlet .... just so way incredibly over the top! I remember sitting in the movie theater, cringing, crying inwardly "stop, stop ... quit strutting around and just tell the freaking story!"