Review of O (2001) by Daniel H — 04 Mar 2008

A criminally overlooked film. The best performance given to date by pretty much every single person in the cast.

This review of O (2001) was written by Daniel H on 04 Mar 2008.

O has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Enrica C (185) on 02 Jul 2010

A pointless, slow, predictable and boring movie â?? just Hartnett & Stiles were in it, so I wanted to watch it…

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By Jessica H (1,882) on 01 Sep 2012

Perfect movie. I loved reading othello and I think this is a great adaptation…

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By Jennifer T (990) on 14 Dec 2012

Three cheers for the worst shakespeare rendition ever…

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By Kane L (123) on 28 Jul 2013

Removing an irrelevant context to create a film enjoyable for recent generations, O stands as comfortably tall as any appropriated shakespeare…

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By Miriam G (81) on 04 Mar 2011

O is a decent adaptation of Othello set around a high school basketball championship, with a snooze-worthy ending that clearly had little to…

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By Andy G (1,207) on 29 May 2013

Wowsa...that was dark and disturbing. Hartnett and Phifer are great, but the story is a very adult story…

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By John S (2,711) on 08 Jul 2010

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By Maggie B (103) on 14 Feb 2010

I'm usually on the fence when it comes to updating Shakespeare…

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