Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Kirpianuscus it is almost a spell. of a meet after a long time. because the performance of Laurence Fishburne is amazing. the result - scene by scene he becomes Othello in a manner who escapes from a simple role. and Kenneth Branagh - yes, he gives to Iago the right word and though and intention and gesture. because this is the best good point of film - to recreate a world in each of its details. maybe, it is not the best Othello version. but it is one of the most honest. and realistic. you feel the Moor. each of his states. each traits of his jealousy and fury and doubts. maybe, it is the memorable role of Laurence Fishburne career.

Armand not only for acting or script. but for the perfect tone of story. for the wise measure for use of the details. for the expected Othello. and for the right choice for Iago. a film who becomes more than an inspired adaptation. but a kind of trip in the heart of emotions , impressions, light, darkness, shadows of the first meeting with the Shakespeare's play. because it is not Olivier, not Verdi, not Welles. in a sort of measure, not Shakespeare. but a living mixture of passion and desire, angry and vulnerability, one of the magnificent Laurence Fishburne 's roles. a film about the force of feelings and the roots of fundamental decisions. result- an impressive tragedy. who preserves the legacy of different images of the lead character for be itself.

Syl My college professor says that Othello may be Shakespeare's finest drama. I don't know if I agree with him yet. I bought this video version of the film. First I love Kenneth BRanagh as Iago, he was perfectly complicated and worked very well in this adaptation. SUrprisingly, he didn't direct it but played a role. Lawrence Fishburne shows that American actors can play Shakespeare just as well as British actors can do. not that there was a British vs. American issue about it. In fact, if we all work together then Shakespeare can reach the masses which it richly deserves to do. Apart from other Shakespeare tragedies, this is dealt with the issue of race. Something that has existed since the beginning of time. The relationship between Iago and Emilia could have been better and shown the complicatedness of their union together. While Othello loves Desdemona with all his heart, he is weak for jealousy and fears losing her to a non-Moorish man like Cassio. It's quite a great scene at the end of the film but I won't reveal the ending. IT's just worth watching. I think they edited much of the lines to 2 hours but they always edit Shakespeare.

C Dallas Laurence Fishburne is awesome in this excellent rendition of Shakespeare's tragedy. Very well done, I definitely enjoyed it, and would recommend it to anyone looking for a good traditional enactment of Othello. Of course, like any Shakespearean tragedy you can expect everybody to die at the end (if that ruined the story for you, then you haven't seen enough Shakespeare). However, the framing, colors, and very presence of the actors was well played out, and I give it an A+, five stars.