ManiakJiggy This is How Movies Should Be Made

Micitype Pretty Good

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

fudge_factory I think the negative reviews are all from people after a genuine biography - not a humorous, clever, dramatisation of a mans life - which this was - clever, sad and brilliantly written. Casanova was witty, gentle, sexy as sin and ugh made me go weak at the knees! This was what it was, and I for one really enjoyed it - I found Henriette and Casanova's impossible love heart wrenching, and the dreary English court very funny. Seeing the fabulous colours and music from the other court made me want to go there.(however inaccurate it may be!) Rocco as the enduring friend and Jack as the silent son who eventually does just what Casanova does, but so very differently, without the care and love and time that made Casanova "the greatest lover that ever lived"

Ranuel The sets are great and the location shots even better. The acting is excellent and makes good use of the clever dialog and is the sole reason I gave this thing as many as four stars.Pity about things like an engaging plot, a sympathetic main character, and any resemblance to the real Cassanova. And just how the heck do you manage to make sex scenes involving a man who was arguably the greatest lover of his time boring? Okay, I can answer that one. You undermine any erotic element with slapstick humor and quick cut your way through them so that you can be "daring" but play it safe at the same time.I really like Davies' work on Doctor Who but apparently he has one style and he sticks to it because the music, the style of the dialog, and even many of the actors could have been lifted right out of Doctor Who and that was incredibly distracting at times. If you want a period story done well by this team go watch the Who episode Girl in the Fireplace and give this a pass.

Deirdre E Shaw I've read through all the previous comments and there is a puzzling divergence in the reactions to this work. There are significant numbers who seem to have expected this to be a documentary drama and have berated Davies for writing something at odds with the historical Casanova's life. This is missing the point entirely. It's like criticising Shakespeare in Love for being "inaccurate." This is a romp, with a hint of sadness, based upon Giacomo Casanova's memoir/autobiography. It is obviously intended as a diversion, every aspect of the production aiming at no more than the spirit of the thing, mixing today's argot and attitudes with those of C18 Venice.Russell T Davies's work is of a very particular style, knowing and self-conscious (one critic here seemed to think this was inevitably a bad thing) and, above all, camp and celebratory. If you don't warm to his style then avoid his work is my advice. For those who can accept it for what it is and what it intends, it is glorious stuff.

lclarricoates I watched this when it was first shown on BBC3 and I loved it then, and I still love it now! As a long standing David Tennant fan i was bound to love this, but even if i wasn't then i would still have loved it! He oozes sex appeal from every pour, he's perfectly cheeky, has a killer smile, and you can't help but wish you were the one in the bed with him! Russell T Davis outdoes himself once again, the writing is excellent, the plot is excellent and everything is just excellent! Casting Peter O'Toole as the elderly but still cheeky Casanova was pure genius, he may be old and wrinkly but there is a slight resemblance to David Tennant, and they both share a twinkle in their eye, which makes you think....well maybe. Go buy the DVD people, its well worth the money!!!