Overall, Casanova is silly but amusing.

January 18, 2006 read full article

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 read full article

The sticky sweet stuff in the middle traps history's greatest lover and slows the whole affair to a crawl.

January 06, 2006 read full article

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 read full article

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 read full article

Casanova finds [director] Hallstrom more inspired, or at least lively and engaged, than he has been in years, and he's in the company of the actor of the moment.

January 06, 2006 read full article

Aside from having little to say, the new edition of Casanova tries so hard to serve a crowd-pleasing buffet that it turns into a scattershot series of unrewarding nibbles.

January 06, 2006 read full article

There's less sexiness in the awful Casanova than in the downbeat, doomed gay love story featuring Ledger in Brokeback Mountain.

January 06, 2006 read full article

Although Casanova is far from a stinker, I can't join in the chorus of praise for what is essentially a coy farce replete with arch performances and even archer dialogue.

January 05, 2006 read full article

This is easily the liveliest Hallstrom has been in almost a decade.

January 05, 2006 read full article

The great discovery of this Casanova is Hallstrom's recovered capacity for play.

January 04, 2006 read full article

I admit that the picture is handsomely designed in gold and pale blue, but none of the tumult and pomp have any dramatic, comic, or erotic effect whatsoever.

January 03, 2006 read full article

Is it Oscar bait? Not in the least. But it's a great date flick and perfect for a time full of all those 'serious' films.

December 31, 2005 read full article

This is the very definition of an entertaining period piece romp. It's a romp, I tell ya!

December 29, 2005 read full article

A handsome chunk of widescreen entertainment that's as nimble as its rakish hero.

December 27, 2005 read full article

Ledger is no Casanova, and the movie is not what it should be, but once that is accepted, the movie can be appreciated for the jolly, lightweight thing it is.

December 27, 2005 read full article

One would expect Casanova, a movie about the storied loverboy of 18th-century Venice, to be wicked, ribald fun. One would be wrong.

December 27, 2005 read full article

It's a breezy fling that showcases the lighter side of Ledger.

December 27, 2005 read full article

A forgettable movie but a memorable celluloid poster for Venice.

December 27, 2005 read full article

Casanova is just plain ordinary.

December 27, 2005 read full article