Othello Moderno

O is a teen adapted modernization of Shakespeare’s play “Othello, The Moor of Venice”. Now, with modernizations things can get a little shaky. The filmmakers tried to make it as close to the actual story though. It revolves around Odin “Othello” (Mekhi Phifer). He goes to an esteemed prep school which is located in America. In the story Odin is on the basketball team, from the story you can see that he was accepted …showed first 75 words of 795 total…

…showed last 75 words of 795 total…do believe redeemed himself from his actions for he had all ready killed an innocent. All in all though “O” was a pretty good move. It moved quite well, and only dragged a few times through out the movie. For the most part the acting was quite solid and so was the writing. The music seemed to complement the plot and the story well and the scenery was just right. I give O three stars.