Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

O
2001
**½
Director: Tim Blake Nelson
Cast: Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles, Martin Sheen, Andrew Keegan

In this updated version of Shakespeare's Othello a flashy black prep school basketball star becomes the target of his friend's envy and hate. The film is edgy and well acted, but it fails to make its characters or their respective motives believable. Apparently a problem that has always haunted the play.