What is it with Shakespeare and sitcom actors? If it's not Richard Briers in Much Ado About Nothing or Calista Flockhart in A Midsummer Night's Dream it's Mackenzie Crook in The Merchant of Venice. That's not to say this isn't a good film, just that I'm puzzled by the way comedy actors gravitate towards ol' Shakey. (Are they trying to prove they're proper actors?)
Whatever the answer, there are two people who make this a great adaptation: Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons. And neight of them have anything to prove.
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