Little does anyone know, however, Hugo is dangerously envious of Odin and the attention he receives. He's asked by his father to look out for Odin because of the straining pressures of Palmetto Grove Academy. Hugo Goulding (Josh Hartnett of "Pearl Harbor"), the son of the basketball coach, is Odin's best friend. Rewarded MVP by the school's basketball team, he's a virtual celebrity with the student body, the basketball coach (Martin Sheen), as well as his beautiful girlfriend, Desi Brable (Julia Stiles of "Save the Last Dance"), the daughter of the Dean of Palmetto Grove Academy (John Heard). That doesn't interfere with his reputation or image, however, because he's the school's defining figure. Mekhi Phifer ("I Still Know What You Did Last Summer") stars as the title character, named Odin James, the only African American student at the school. The film takes place in an elite private school located in the American South. This time around, director Tim Blake Nelson has finally completed a victorious version of the story.and it's takes the form of a high school drama. In 1995, Laurence Fishburne starred in Oliver Parker's unsuccessful adaptation of the play. Based on Shakespeare's play "Othello," this isn't the first time Hollywood has tried to translate the tragic masterpiece onto film. "O" is like a slap in the face that proves my theory wrong. Shakespeare's themes and ideas can still relate with many aspects of society today, but seldom do filmmakers incorporate modern culture with the timeless stories told so long ago. O / (2001) ***1/2 (out of four) After the disastrous attempts the last decade has made at updating Shakespeare, I eventually thought that it was nearly impossible to successfully modernize anything of the genre.
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