Shakespeare Under the Radar

[Umbran]

So, back on December 29th, a movie quietly went into limited release.

William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, with Al Pacino starring as Shylock. The Cast also includes Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes.

I can understand the limited release, but a little more effort to get people to know about it would go a loooong way.

 

[jonesy]

Quietly? Really? Not a word I would have used. I've been seeing stuff about it on numerous channels. Maybe it's directed at a European demographic?

 

[Crothian]

Quietly is an overstatement, I'd never heard of this new adaption.

 

[Tom Cashel]

I can imagine few things more painful than Pacino doing Shakespeare.

"I got your pound of flesh right here! HOO-AH!!!"

 

[shilsen]

I can imagine few things more painful than Pacino doing Shakespeare.

"I got your pound of flesh right here! HOO-AH!!!"

That's what I'd been expecting since I heard he'd been cast for Shylock, but some of the reviews say good things about him in the movie. I've been sitting and waiting for it to get to Philly ever since it came out, but it doesn't look like it.

 

[jonesy]

I can imagine few things more painful than Pacino doing Shakespeare.

On BBC World they said it was the role Pacino was born to play and called it the best cinematic version of the story. I've come to trust the BBC World movie reviews and am looking forward to seeing it.

 

[Wombat]

Actually, Pacino has done quite a bit of Shakespeare. He got rave reviews for his rendition of Richard III about 5 or 6 years ago.

 

[barsoomcore]

I wasn't crazy about Looking For Richard, actually, but I think he's a GREAT choice for Shylock. The trailers for A Merchant have been pretty obnoxious, but oh well.

 

[CherubKid]

**...William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, with Al Pacino starring as Shylock. The Cast also includes Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes...**

I first read this as William Shatner's Merchant of Venice. :\

I would SO be up for that.


--cherubkid
(half cherub, all kid)

 

[jonesy]

I first read this as William Shatner's Merchant of Venice. :\

I would SO be up for that.

With Shatner playing all of the parts of course.

"I am.........Sir Oracle, and when I ope my...........lips, let no...............dog bark!"