O (2001)

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Rating: R
Release Date: Aug 31, 2001
Running Time: 91 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
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Deep in the American South, NBA hopeful Odin James is the only black student at an elite private school. Playing point guard, Odin is a basketball scout's dream, possessing the talent to go straight from high school to the pros. Odin not only enjoys widespread popularity with the students, he is dating the beautiful Desi Brable, daughter of Dean Brable. Odin's best friend, Hugo Goulding, is a starting forward on the basketball team and the son of Coach Duke Goulding. Hugo is bitterly envious of Odin and the attention he receives from the coach and everyone else. Placed in the role of Odin's confidante, Hugo is, in reality, seeking to destroy his friend. Striking at the very core of Odin's soul, Hugo convinces him that Desi is having an affair with another member of the basketball team, Michael Casio. As the basketball season comes to a dramatic finish, conflict among the friends escalates into irrevocable tragedy when Hugo executes a plan prompting Odin to throw away all he cares about most.
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Roger Rodriguez
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Though the title character is Odin, the protagonist here is the vile Hugo, whom Hartnett plays superbly. His face has a certain mystique that is captivating, and he manages to arouse sympathy even as he's plunging the knife deeper into his friends' backs. Stiles, a Shakespeare veteran, oozes that all-American goodness. She's perfect for the passionate but naïve Desi, while Phifer exhausts his range of emotions as Hugo's pawn. Though he's not one of the major players, Sheen is intense as the… Continued