Othello
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Irčne Jacob, Kenneth Branagh, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Maloney, Nathaniel Parker Director: Oliver Parker Brand: FISHBURNE,LAURENCE Cinematographer: David Johnson Writer: Oliver Parker Editor: Tony Lawson Producer: David Barron Producer: Jonathan Olsberg Producer: Luc Roeg Writer: William Shakespeare DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.85:1 Running Time: 123 minutes DVD Release Date: 2000-01-18 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Model: C2530 Studio: Turner Home Entertainment |
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Movie Reviews of Othello
Movie Review: this laurence is no olivier
Summary: 2 Stars
the only thing this version has on olivier's version is its natural setting. otherwise, all - and i do mean ALL - of the performances are decidedly inferior to the 1965 film. first of all, laurence fishburne is NO olivier. not even close. he was pathetic. most of the time he sounded like he was reading the script, not speaking heartfelt words of a real flesh and blood man. and branagh, i don't know what happened to him but he was not convincing as a villain. he just looks too much like a goody-goody. compare him to the fellow who played iago in olivier's film and you'll see the problem right way. just no comparison. after these two, what do you have? desdemona, maggie smith much more convincing as the virtuous lady. even emilia, iago's abused wife, is better played in olivier's film.so 3 stars for a nice try. but the 1965 performance is still the standard to measure this play by. it will be along time before another actor comes along who can play othello as well as olivier. i'm not holding my breath.
ps the orson welles version of this play is the best movie version, and his portrayal of othello is almost as good olivier's. also worth a watch.