Coming Soon, Regal There's little about this Shakespeare piece that's worth remembering, and the final product emerges an underwhelming filler of one, and yet, there in lays the film's almost winning charm. We see what an actor's actor Pacino can be: he's careful and watchful; respectful of other actors' timing; and says his lines perfectly, resisting all temptation to grandstand. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. What further sells you on the world is, well, the structure of the world, because although 1590s Venice surprisingly doesn't quite have enough sweep to it to really show off the production value, the film remains riddled with nifty production designs that may not immediately transport you to the time, but ease you into comfortably and buyably. It is perhaps most notable for the performance of Al Pacino as Shylock. | Rating: 4.5/5, February 25, 2005 Still, here and there, when the film does take a shift in flow, the act is not always terribly organic, with changes in story focus tripping in an off-putting and uneven fashion that slows down the momentum of the impact for only a moment, though just long enough to land a blow to the resonance of the film. The unbelievable bit of Portia and her maid playing learned (though young and male) doctors from Padua was so hare-brained it was like something out of a Woody Allen film (specifically the part in Sleeper where Diane Keaton and Woody Allen are operating on the dictator's nose), but that's Shakespeare, not Radford, so can't fault the movie. Lily Rabe to Produce Drama ‘Big D’ in Development at HBO, ‘Stranger Things’ & ‘Black Widow’ Actor David Harbour Signs With WME, Anya Beyersdorf re-imagines Shakespeare with Rachel Ward, Al Pacino's Filmography - Best to worst (so far), William Shakespeare Inspired Movie Adaptations, The Most Crafty & Cunning Shakespeare Villain After the 80s. The Jew's daughter elopes with a Christian, whetting Shylock's hatred. Frankly, I think this is one of the rare cases where Shakespeare lets the adaptation down rather than the reverse.
And because Bassanio's rich friend Antonio (Jeremy Irons) is unable to help, he's forced to make a deadly deal with pitiless moneylender Shylock (Al Pacino). Your Full List of All Upcoming Marvel Movies — With Key Details! Written by We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email.