Screenwriter John Logan (Hugo, Rango, Gladiator) is working from pretty good source material (Shakespeare’s tragedy about a fierce warrior who is banished from, and vows revenge on, Rome), and director/star Fiennes brings his script to visceral life, confronting “issues of class, duty, valor, and civilian-military relations and dynamics… with a sobriety and maturity that remains invigorating.” (Slant)
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