Though well-intentioned and serious in its exploration of teen violence, O is an uneven experiment that doesn't quite succeed. Read critic reviews
O
2001, Drama, 1h 35m
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Moving the classic tale of "Othello" onto the basketball courts of a high school, the story focuses on a young black man named Odin (Mekhi Phifer) who is convinced by a conniving best friend, Hugo (Josh Hartnett) that his girlfriend (Julia Stiles) is cheating on him. Of course, what Odin doesn't know is that Hugo is in fact motivated by his own jealousy of Odin's good fortune. It's a sticky situation in classic Shakespearean tradition.
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Rating: R
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Genre: Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Tim Blake Nelson
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Producer: Daniel Fried, Eric Gitter, Anthony Rhulen
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Writer: William Shakespeare, Brad Kaaya
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Box Office (Gross USA): $16.4M
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Distributor: Lionsgate Films
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Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
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Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
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AMAZING!!!!! One of my all time favourites. Highly Recommended !!
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The film takes place in an elite private school where Mehki Phifer portrays Odin James, the only African American student at the school and star basketball player who has everything going for him including the dean's (played by John Heard) daughter as his girlfriend, Desi (Julia Stiles) until his 'friend' Josh Hartnett (an absolutely chilling Hugo) is overcome with envy and fuelled by jealousy because his basketball coach father (Martin Sheen) seems to pay more attention to Odin than Hugo. He resents being ignored and begins to plot what to do to get back at Odin devoting his time and energy into destroying him. The theme of revenge, love and jealousy remains intact but the settings have been changed to fit the 21st century better. O explores the origins of school violence and how teen angst can lead to tragedy. Be ready for a gut wrenching finale.
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Nothing comes between two people's love, like one person's jealously.
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Actually a really great translation that didn't make a mockery of Shakespeare's work. Josh Harnett played a great Iago. It's interesting that this left more of a lasting impression on me that reading the play. Seeing all these things happen (especially when making the characters younger) really allows you to see the true sense of the meaning tragedy.
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