i have always enjoy kenneth branagh version of the shakespeare classic and a he always do a very good job and but in this movie and the one who lift the whole movie and be none other than the always great actor laurence fishburne . surely he have make some poor choice in film and even though he a wonderful actor and but in this one be truly give the real othello represent the passion and the intensity of jealousy a it grow strong alongside with fishburne well portray paranoia and and furthermore and be finally give a black othello . i do not think they could have choose a good othello . who else could have give him that blend of sympathy or antipathy and love or hatred and and not to forget and those fiery eye . branagh be good a always and but not at his peak and iréne jacob desdemona be fairly good but a bit bleak and whilst laurence fishburne truly lift it and make it a very interesting and enjoyable movie . do watch it .