Review: 'Merchant of Venice'

Fresh Air | By David Edelstein

Published January 7, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Film critic David Edelstein reviews Merchant of Venice starring Jeremy Irons and Al Pacino.

David Edelstein

David Edelstein is a film critic for New York magazine and for NPR's Fresh Air, and an occasional commentator on film for CBS Sunday Morning. He has also written film criticism for the Village Voice, The New York Post, and Rolling Stone, and is a frequent contributor to the New York Times' Arts & Leisure section.

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