Othello

I’m not the biggest Shakespeare fan, mainly because the language can be so impenetrable, but I also recognize that his stories have value. This version of Othello, a passion project of Welles that took three years to film, streamlines the story, and though it does indulge in some of the flowery language, it is not so buried in it that one can’t understand what’s going on. It is well directed and acted, and mostly kept my interest. It really just comes down to the dialogue being overly Shakespearean that prevents me from getting too into it. But if you like that kind of language, this version will do you well.