DVD : 2/5 Rating : The Libertine

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IMHO REVIEW :
yet another high hope / disappointing flick. the cinemontagraphy is beautiful (very gritty looking) and the acting by johnny depp is brilliant - meaning he gives yet another excellent performance (i thought) but it just lacked something....

for one - this movie is based on John Wilmot.

but unless you've actually read / knew about who this person was you wouldn't know much about nothin' from the movie. from the movie all you would get is... some lord who loves all excess in life. supposedly a brilliant writer - falls in love with actress and screws up his marriage.

with just that how / why would i like or dislike this 'john wilmot' who unless i knew was a real person could be a fictional character.

all in all - the movie just told a story of some random person who basically drinks / screws / etc.. his way to death not giving much as to why his story is so interesting.

too bad - the list of actors is impressive in this movie and the real story behind this real person is also interesting - but the telling is lacking.