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O
Directed by
Tim Blake Nelson
R
2001
1h 35m
Drama
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6.1
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An update of Shakespeare's 'Othello' with a young cast, set in an upper class prep school, and centered around basketball player Odin.
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Cast of O
Mekhi Phifer
Odin James
Martin Sheen
Coach Duke Goulding
Josh Hartnett
Hugo Goulding
Andrew Keegan
Michael Cassio
Julia Stiles
Desi Brable
Rain Phoenix
Emily
Chris Freihofer
Assistant Coach
Elden Henson
Roger Calhoun
John Heard
Dean Brable
Anthony Johnson
Dell
Chris Dong
Dutchman Player
Rachel Shumate
Brandy
Marshall Gitter
Radio Announcer
Lisa Benavides
Ms. Serney
Ken French
Scout #1
Dana Ratliff
T.V. Announcer
Christopher Jones
Jason
Ronalda Stover
Woman Score Keeper
Kelvin O'Bryant
Ball Boy
Tim Blake Nelson
Director
Brad Kaaya
Writer
William Shakespeare
Writer
Eric Gitter
Producer
Anthony Rhulen
Producer
Daniel Fried
Producer
O Ratings & Reviews
Newsweek
David Ansen
This arty melodrama is not likely to make teenage America get down with Shakespeare.
Variety
Todd McCarthy
This transferral of the tragedy of the Moor to a contempo American high school is something that never should have gone further than a class assignment to see if it could be made to work.
Austin Chronicle
Kimberley Jones
An intriguing experiment on paper, but a throwaway onscreen.
Observer
Andrew Sarris
In the end, the Shakespearean ideas collapse on film because of the youthful callowness of the characters.
TIME Magazine
Richard Schickel
On your already groaning Shakespeare for Teens video shelf, stack this one above 10 Things I Hate About You ... and quite a bit below Romeo + Juliet.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Peter Rainer
It's a doomy dirge of a movie, in which the protagonists, or at least the actors who play them, aren't equipped to handle their outsize passions.
CNN.com
Paul Tatara
O may not be a classic adaptation, but it works a lot better than it should have.
Washington Post
Rita Kempley
A worthy, well-acted attempt to transform Shakespeare's Othello into a tragic touchstone for modern teens.
Seattle Times
Misha Berson
This intelligent, well-paced film rendition forgoes the Elizabethan verse, while capturing the disturbing essence and gripping plot of Shakespeare's classic tragedy.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
A tale of teen violence takes on qualities of timelessness and universality it would not otherwise possess, while the Othello story leaps out from the screen with a rare immediacy.
Orlando Sentinel
Jay Boyar
If the plot is largely Shakespearean, the most important nuances get lost along the way.
Newsday
John Anderson
Very little seems to work, or matter, or make much sense.
Observer
Rex Reed
Nothing about O rings true.
Denver Post
Steven Rosen
In the ways that the plot points have been 'modernized,' events and character motivation often come off as far-fetched.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
A good film for most of the way, and then a powerful film at the end.
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
O breaks down after a while, but it's a nice try, and deserves the chance to be seen.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Without the poetry, a retelling of Othello becomes paved with believability problems -- especially for a modern, movie-fed audience.
Salon.com
Charles Taylor
A plodding, earnest adaptation that strips the source of its richness and ambiguity.
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
An exceptionally intelligent and powerful contemporary adaptation of Othello.
Houston Chronicle
Eric Harrison
This version of Othello speaks eloquently and directly to contemporary audiences, rendering Shakespeare relevant and fresh.
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