The Libertine starring Johnny Depp as a lascivious poet in old England...

[radwriter0555]

He's baudy, he's bad, he's drunken, wanton, a scallywag, a rogue... a lover.

Syphillitic, angst, angry, brilliant.

Malcovich finally plays a part without chewing the damn scenery, and by playing down his malcovichiness FINALLY reveals he can actually act outside of his common stratosphere.

Watch, eye, adore, appreciate and wait for Ruppert Friend... a delicious delight, a taste of a great 9 course meal to come in that one.

A brilliant, moving film. A well told story, solid as a rock; brilliant scenes, astounding photography, the costumes were seamless, the capture of the era breathtaking without it stealing the story. The story was the story, the rest of it was merely the gorgeous pages it was all written upon.

See this movie.
Somehow, find a way to see this movie... it was released for competition in March, and in europe before that... FIND a way to see this movie.

[lildreamer316]

1. I heard this was great..

thanks for the review. It's high on my list.

[radwriter0555]

2. And that's bawdy, not baudy, lol. Very 21st century typo, eh?

I woke up in the middle of the night realizing I'd made that error.

[Spider Jerusalem]

7. More like 20th...

'baud' is an antiquated term for data transfer speed, these days...(and the term dates back to the 1920's...it comes from teletypes, which used Baudot code, developed by Emile Baudot, to transmit data/messages).

[WCGreen]

3. We saw it at a suburban theatre....

The people were expecting The Pirates of the Caribean and got fear and loathing in London instead....

Wonderful end of the movie when he spoke in support of Charles.....

He truly is, Johnny Depp that is, perhaps our generations greatest actor...

At the very least, he is not affraid to take chances....

[radwriter0555]

5. I truly hope they have the sense to put this in competition for the Oscars

race this year.

I have no idea why they're withholding it from general release. It's like hiding a great work of art in the basement... I hope they have real plans for its debut.

[WCGreen]

6. It was released in 2004...q

So it will not be eligable, from my understanding...

[auntAgonist]

4. Excellent movie! nt