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"William Shakespeare's the Merchant of Venice"
Directed by Michael Radford
Duration: 133 minutes
Spice Factory, USA
Released the 3rd of September, 2004

This remake of the popular Shakespearean play, the Merchant of Venice, clearly expresses and heightens the Anti-Semitic stance taken by most of the characters that are of Christian background in the play as completely racist. This is supported by Al Pacino's passionate and dramatic performance of a tragic hero who becomes bitter and cruel by the lure of vengeance.

The scenery also accentuates the intense scenes in this play, from dark, misty, hazy and moonlit to brightened faces against a dark background to place focus onto their expressions. Also the fact that some of the scenes were filmed in Venice gives the play a more authentic feel. Other scenes are simply breathtaking yet could be described as slightly distracting.

This play is complex yet each and every character's intentions and lines are made so that they are clear and easy to follow, leaving not many questions to be asked. This surely must have been achieved through the brilliance of the director and actors' understanding the sophisticated roles their characters play in the movie.

All in all, this play has been skilfully remade and brought to life by Michael Radford and talent of his actors. 9.5/10