The Merchant of Venice

Shakespeare's excellence captured on screen. Actors Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, and Lynn Collins bring so much to this film. Despite difficulty in understanding every bit of what Shakespeare is saying with dialogue, actor's emotions crash through to make this a lovely tale to watch. Plot - Jewish money lender (Pacino) lends money to nobleman (Irons) in exchange for a bond that if not paid in money by a certain date, will be paid for by extraction of a pound of the debtor's flesh. In a climactic court room scene, a brilliant lawyer (Lynn Collins dressed in drag) intervenes with a different type of justice. I found this movie slow in some places, but brilliant in others.