That was an excellent one.

I gave it a 7.5 out of 10

Critics,are you kidding us

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

I just watched Casanova for the first time for probably over 7 years when I last saw it when I was around 14 years old. I loved it then and I even love it much more now!I have always been a BIG Heath Ledger fan but this is just so much more then a brilliant cast, it has a great script, setting, music and humor and I loved every second of it!!And I must give a big shout-out to Jeremy Irons who play the notorious bishop Pucci which he gives a very serious but funny take on, love it!! The only downside is the less good greenscreen effekts that occur in a few shots in the third act. But other then that the films takes place in it entirely in Venedig.A much watch!!

Because I had read so many lukewarm reviews of this period costumer, I had expected very little and was amazed at how charming and witty and traditional it was, how much fun was reflected in the romantic plot, and what a charmer Heath Ledger is! Having first seen him in Brokeback Mountain, where he plays the moody, taciturn Ennis, the change was remarkable--his comic timing impeccable, his energy level delightful and his sparring with the equally well-cast female stars perfect.The public has largely ignored this film, perhaps because the public wants explosions and crude teen jokes and constant mind-numbing computer-generated effects; this film offers luxurious settings, lavish costumes of early Venice, a quietly droll performance by Jeremy Irons in deep purple church drag, and a fabulously funny turn by Oliver Platt as the Italian Lard King (really!)This isn't the intense, strange and kinky Fellini Casanova, a fascinating film in it's own right, but Ledger makes this one delightful romp well worth watching twice.

Obviously, the opinions about this film varied tremendously (see the other comments), but I loved this film. Hallstrom's deft touch and an assemblage of fantastic actors plying their crafts with such refinement and delicacy makes this film a pleasing farce set in an enchanting Venice. The period music was just fine and the beautiful buildings took me back to the artistic sensibilities of the age. I love how the script addressed the mores of the times, with special tweaks at the religious institutions and the gender standards, not to mention the proprieties of relationships and sexual behavior. Special kudos to Oliver Platt, whose character is larger than life--figuratively and corporeally.

The character of Casanova is a great screen opportunity for historic and romantic films, dealing with the balance between morality and pleasure, between feminism and sexual conquest. Based on these premises the story in this version of Casanova creates an imaginary moment of romantic entanglement in the romantic career of the hero, having him fall for a beautiful feminist philosopher and Renaissance maid. Yet, despite all these starting points the Casanova version of Swedish director Lasse Hallström lacks spark and succeeds to be too boring and too expected, even while allowing to Heath Ledger to give one of the most complete roles of his too short career and despite enjoying the participation of Jeremy Irons in a supporting role. The story in the film stays too much within the limits of the conventional historic comedy, and simply lacks the sex-appeal viewers expect from a film about Casanova. We are left with the beautiful landscape of Venice, and the poignant performance of Ledger, but this is not enough to make this film one to remember.