shakespeare play have a way of transcend time . the language somehow break the time barrier . but perhaps it be the actor who really do that . after the disappointment in romeo and juliet ( the version with claire dane and leonardo dicaprio ) and be hesitant take on another modern rendition of shakespeare . to my surprise othello be great . iago character be play so well by the kenneth fellow . even thoough iago be really evil and despicable and the character be play so well that it do what shakespeare intend for the charater to be and a pleasure for the audience to hate . i have to say that fishburne performance here be really good as well . i recommend this for shakespeare scholar and lazy student ( who refuse to read the book ) alike .