First off, I hate Shakespeare. I really like his stories but I can only grasp maybe half the dialog most of the time. But I enjoyed this film. I may have missed the character's motivation for mischievously twisting the emotions of Othello into a fit a rage but it was interesting to see him work to cleverly twist facts, emotions to mislead many people. It was a well-acted story and fun to see Laurence Fishburne busting out his drama acting chops. Good sets and costumes and some solid tension even though I pretty much knew what was going to happen.
