Branagh, as Iago, is so obviously the best thing in this largely uninteresting interpretation that you feel sorry for him when he inevitably bites the big one.
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07/03/08
Othello (1995)
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Reviews Counted:38
Fresh:25
Rotten:13
Average Rating:6.1/10
Consensus: Perhaps less than the sum of its parts, Othello is still highly entertaining, and features excellent performances from Laurence Fishburne and Kenneth Branagh.
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: An intense adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tragedy about the Moorish general who "loved not wisely, but too well" -- and so is duped by his evil aide into thinking that his wife has been... [More]
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Kenneth Branagh, Irčne Jacob, Nathaniel Parker
Director: Oliver Parker
Reviews for Othello
Top CriticA highly engaging attempt at Shakespeare's most domestic tragedy.
01/26/06
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03/26/09
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10/18/08
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10/18/08
Laurence Fishburne is an actor of no little talent, but he lacks Othello's martial bearing and heroic stature.
07/03/08
Top CriticA decent but not great version that makes Shakespeare's reliable play accessible, but the acting is uneven: Branagh is witty as Iago, Fishburne looks but doesn't sound right, and Jacob is pale as Desdemona.
03/16/08
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02/16/08
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12/08/07
An entertaining, respectful adaptation that plays like an erotic thriller with Elizabethan language.
12/05/04
Fishburne gives an amazingly chilling turn; when his Othello receives the Bad News about his lady love, Fishburne positively radiates homicide.
02/06/04
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11/07/03
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10/09/03
Mr. Branagh's superb performance...guarantees this film an immediacy that any audience will understand.
05/20/03
Top CriticEvery character is balanced by another similar or contrasting one, yet Parker does little to help the viewer make these associations.
05/20/03
Recommended only to those who haven't yet seen enough Shakespeare on film.
01/30/03
No review available.
12/18/02
A pop-tart telling of Shakespeare's vengeful drama, done with remarkable flair.
11/28/02
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