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O (2001)

O (2001)
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A modernized retelling of William Shakespeare's Othello, O changes its setting to an elite private school in the American South. Odin (Mekhi Phifer) is the only black student at Palmetto Grove and also the star basketball player, with hopes of reaching the NBA. A popular student, he is dating Desi Brable (Julia Stiles), the daughter of the school's dean (John Heard), and they are deeply devoted to each other despite their different backgrounds. His best friend Hugo (Josh Hartnett) is a starter on the basketball team, and the son of the hard-driving coach Duke Goulding (Martin Sheen), who considers Odin as much his son as Hugo. Hugo is jealous of Odin's widespread popularity, so he hatches a scheme to ruin Odin's reputation with the help of Roger (Elden Henson), his rich roommate who will do anything to be popular and get Desi's attention. Through carefully planned revenge, he begins to make Odin believe that Desi is carrying out an affair with teammate Michael (Andrew Keegan). As Odin begins to receive merely coincidental signs to prove it, he begins to slowly lose his grounding and turns to Hugo for help, not knowing that he is being set up. As the basketball season comes to a close, Odin's jealousy begins to consume him, resulting in the loss of everything he cares about the most. O was sometime actor Tim Blake Nelson's directorial follow-up to his well-received debut Eye of God. ~ Jason Clark, Rovi

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Starring:
Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett, (more)
Director(s):
Tim Blake Nelson
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of O

A modernized retelling of William Shakespeare's Othello, O changes its setting to an elite private school in the American South. Odin (Mekhi Phifer) is the only black student at Palmetto Grove and also the star basketball player, with hopes of reaching the NBA. A popular student, he is dating Desi Brable (Julia Stiles), the daughter of the school's dean (John Heard), and they are deeply devoted to each other despite their different backgrounds. His best friend Hugo (Josh Hartnett) is a starter on the basketball team, and the son of the hard-driving coach Duke Goulding (Martin Sheen), who considers Odin as much his son as Hugo. Hugo is jealous of Odin's widespread popularity, so he hatches a scheme to ruin Odin's reputation with the help of Roger (Elden Henson), his rich roommate who will do anything to be popular and get Desi's attention. Through carefully planned revenge, he begins to make Odin believe that Desi is carrying out an affair with teammate Michael (Andrew Keegan). As Odin begins to receive merely coincidental signs to prove it, he begins to slowly lose his grounding and turns to Hugo for help, not knowing that he is being set up. As the basketball season comes to a close, Odin's jealousy begins to consume him, resulting in the loss of everything he cares about the most. O was sometime actor Tim Blake Nelson's directorial follow-up to his well-received debut Eye of God. ~ Jason Clark, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
94 mins

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Director(s):
Tim Blake Nelson
Writer(s):
Brad Kaaya
Producer(s):
Anthony Rhulen, Daniel Fried, Eric Gitter
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Profanity, Violence, Sexual Situations, Not For Children, Watch With Your Teen, Drug Content)
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    Natasha B.

    I didn't know what to expect, but I rented this movie anyways. I was pleasantly suprised by the movie as well as the characters. This is definitely a must see!

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    Lissette T.

    "O" might seem like a complete turn-off type of movie for many viewers, who have seen this movie, but it quite beautifully presents and defines the theme of envy and how it starts out as a seed, Hugo, (played by Josh Hartnett) and then gradually spreads to other characters within the movie. This is truly a modern-day version of William Shakespeare's, Othello, and it is truly a controversial movie indeed. The explicitness presented throughout this movie just demonstrates very well the modern-day, urban version of the great heights and levels jealously takes one to throughout this controversial drama, which is somewhat true to real life. To be honest and sincere, these are reasons why I truly liked this movie. This movie is DEFINITELY RATED "R" BECAUSE OF THE EXPLICITNESS DISPLAYED THROUGHOUT THE MOVIE. BE FOREWARNED!!

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    Janeen R.

    I thought this movie was going to just be about more high school drama, but it turned out to have all of these twists and had a very crazy ending. I was surprised, but it is a must see. Very good movie!

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