Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Poor direction

I was very excited to get this DVD to use for a Shakespeare class I teach. It is difficult to find a production of Othello that is not rated R because so many directors focus on the sex between Othello and Desdemona to engage audiences. So I was hoping to see a version that focused more on Iago's evil manipulative schemes. However, I was quite disappointed by the performances, which were either too subtle or too over the top throughout. Ian McKellen's performance was lacking, but I feel that is due in part to the awful direction by Trevor Nunn. Othello is one of the most gripping stories as we are exposed to the depth of love, hate, jealously and fear that we all carry within us, yet this particular production was so immensly boring. I will not use it again to teach Othello in my classroom.