In "O," Odin (Mekhi Phifer) is the star of a prep school basketball team. He's dating the Dean's (John Heard) daughter, Desi (Julia Stiles), and is close friends with the Coach's (Martin Sheen) son, Hugo (Josh Hartnett). But little does Odin know that Hugo is plotting against him because Hugo simply isn't getting enough of Daddy's attention. The whole plot involves making Odin think Desi is cheating on him.

Fortunately, the characters in this film talk like real, modern day people -- it's not teenagers spouting Shakespearean dialogue. Unfortunately, director Tim Black Nelson crams the film with enough rap music to ensure several profitable soundtrack albums. However, he can't help himself and toward the end of the film, once the denouement has occurred, reverts to traditional classical music. Maybe this was a favor to theater managers to clear the kids out of the theater a little early.

I don't know how many Shakespeare films audiences need be subjected to, but this makes it about five too many. I say we find this Shakespeare character and kick his ass.