The Libertine

[Brian in Mesa]

The Libertine

Release Date: November 25, 2005 (One week run in NY & LA; wide release: January 13, 2006)
Studio: The Weinstein Co.
Director: Laurence Dunmore
Screenwriter: Stephen Jeffreys
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Website: The Libertine

Starring: Johnny Depp, Samantha Morton, John Malkovich, Rosamund Pike, Tom Hollander, Johnny Vegas, Kelly Reilly, Jack Davenport, Richard Coyle, Francesca Annis, Claire Higgins

Plot Summary: Johnny Depp stars in "The Libertine" as the scandalously decadent John Wilmot, the second Earl of Rochester. The film follows the Earl's adventures in London, from his passionate romance with a young actress, Elizabeth Barry (Samantha Morton), to the writing of a scurrilous play which blisteringly and bawdily lampoons the very monarch who commissioned it, Charles II (John Malkovich), leading to the Earl's banishment and eventual downfall.

 

[Pariah]

What original, novel casting--John Malkovich as an 18th century dude. I don't know that I would hav ever thought of that.

 

[Bada0Bing]

I just got this movie from the library. It has a 6.6 rating at IMDB, which is pretty low for a Depp movie. He has been on fire for a while.

 

[Bada0Bing]

I just watched it. I hated it. I found it to be extremely dull. I guess I was supposed to dislike Depp’s character, but I just couldn’t get myself to care enough about him to do so. This movie seemed to slowly drag on and on.