Casanova
With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a notorious womanizer discovers a particular Venetian beauty who seems impervious to his charms until he could prove himself to be the one man worthy of her romantic ideals.
26 August 1944, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK
17 August 1968, London, England, UK
4 September 1931, Brooklyn, New York, USA
19 September 1948, Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK
April 28, 2013
A fun, lighthearted, energetic (if insignificant) romp that features fine work from Ledger, Platt and Irons. I was grinning for most of the running time.
December 31, 2006
There's no edge in Ledger's performance, only a lot of cutesy moments.
January 06, 2006
The sticky sweet stuff in the middle traps history's greatest lover and slows the whole affair to a crawl.
August 31, 2006
While not quite as irresistibly seductive as its title character, Casanova is the perfect cinematic one-night stand: charming, romantic and awfully easy on the eyes.
January 06, 2006
Despite its oh-so deviant title character, Casanova is a harmless bon-bon, a breezy period farce that mimics lesser Shakespeare and a look that recalls Amadeus or Shakespeare in Love.
January 06, 2006
The whimsical plot, involving Casanova's seduction of a cross-dressing feminist, isn't helped by director Lasse Hallstrom's leaden hand.
January 06, 2006
A ribald, witty costume comedy filled with delightful performances and wily plot turns, this is the sort of film that makes you wonder why more films like this aren't made.
January 06, 2006
The irony of [Sienna] Miller co-starring in a film about the world's most notorious lothario aside, there's not much to love about Casanova.
February 22, 2007
One of those smart pictures that transcends genres, a costume romance inspired by Restoration comedy, French farce and vaudevillian slapstick.
January 18, 2006
Overall, Casanova is silly but amusing.
September 11, 2006
Casanova is just a farce, true, but there's a smugness to the proceedings that leaves a bad aftertaste.
