This contentious modern adaptation of Shakespeare's classic "Othello" features attractive young actors, a hip, driving soundtrack, and a riveting story about jealously and treachery. Odin James (Mekhi Phifer) is the school's best basketball player and a potential NBA player. Even though he is the only black student at the prestigious Palmetto Grove Academy, he is adored by everyone, including the team's coach (Martin Sheen) and the Dean's gorgeous daughter, Desi (Julia Stiles). Hugo (Josh Hartnett), the son of the coach, is intensely jealous of his father's preference for Odin both on and off the court. Hugo's diabolical attempt to sow the germ of suspicion between O and Desi puts in motion a troubling chain of events that erupts in a raging firestorm of stunning intensity when he carries out his plan.
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This contentious modern adaptation of Shakespeare's classic "Othello" features attractive young actors, a hip, driving soundtrack, and a riveting story about jealously and treachery. Odin James (Mekhi Phifer) is the school's best basketball player and a potential NBA player. Even though he is the only black student at the prestigious Palmetto Grove Academy, he is adored by everyone, including the team's coach (Martin Sheen) and the Dean's gorgeous daughter, Desi (Julia Stiles). Hugo (Josh Hartnett), the son of the coach, is intensely jealous of his father's preference for Odin both on and off the court. Hugo's diabolical attempt to sow the germ of suspicion between O and Desi puts in motion a troubling chain of events that erupts in a raging firestorm of stunning intensity when he carries out his plan.
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