Not to mention, of course, the countless basketball sequences which all seem so staged and Martin Sheen wailing at the top of his lungs like his life is as stake. Yet, what we get is rap music and lighting so bright with the vibrant colors you might find in Kiss Me Kate. I kept hoping for at least one cool moment where Josh Harnett stares into the camera, donning a chilling smirk and declares his hatred. I kept hoping for an intriguing soundtrack to underscore the evil intentions being set into motion. Othello and Iago are grand and mysterious characters and this movie needed darker elements like that of a thriller. So boldly deeming itself a modern retelling of Othello, the director Tim Blake Nelson's work simply lacks the appropriate mood and style. Unfortunately, O is a poorly directed film and really wastes the talents of its actors, especially Josh Harnett, whose performance as it is maybe worth seeing the movie for but ultimately leaves you disappointed for what could have been. `Make the Moor thank me, love me and reward me for making him egregiously an ass and practising upon his peace and quiet even to madness'. What I love best about Iago, as well as many of Shakespeare's characters, is the hawk-like way he would perch above all others on the scene and proclaim his insidious masterminding as an aside to himself or his audience, imaginary or notÂ…. Characters such as these deserve as slick a dramatic presentation as their words and deeds resonate. I've found myself more times than not applauding for the really cool villains, the handsome, quick and together ones who plot such evil acts more for the fun of manipulation than of any real cause. There's something delicious about an intelligent, witty and utterly heartless villain. The character of Iago has always filled me with a strange glee.
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