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(1 - 26) of 26 OFCS Rating: 50% Rotten Page   1   3.5/5 "surprisingly avoids anything that resembles a trite, tiresome, period-piece romance"   Filmcritic.com   Blake French D+ "Casanova is a role that should be performed with fire and charm (Johnny Depp would be a bowl of candy here). All Ledger can muster is a slight wink and a grimace."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf 4/5 "Casanova is such a sheer delight that every fault gets swept away by the stubborn glee of it all."   eFilmCritic.com   David Cornelius C+ "There's no edge in Ledger's performance, only a lot of cutesy moments."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz C+ "The whole thing feels too mindlessly cheerful, far too airy to be remembered."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B "A good-looking picture that should especially satisfy upper-middlebrow adult audiences--a high-toned crowd-pleaser, if you will."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2/5 "A romantic comedy that only elicits a few sporadic chuckles; we like Lasse Hallstrom's dramas much better."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 2/4 "It's worth noting that producing a farce in a way that's funny is a lost art, and director Lasse Hallström hasn't found it."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli "The plot is a litany of false or mistaken identities and opportune coincidences; it has the mechanics of farce, but none of the buoyancy."   Pajiba   Jeremy C. Fox 6/10 "Tom Jones or Shakespeare in Love it's not; pleasing fizz it is."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 4/10 "Ho-hum."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick "Here is a Casanova true to the spirit of the legendary original %u2013 gorgeous, witty, flamboyant, seductive, and delightful company for an evening of pure enjoyment."   In the Dark   Jonathan F. Richards 2.5/5 "even I - a product of the American public school system - am able to recognize that much of this film is complete bollix"   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr B "This delightful, spirited romp is like a comical Shakespearean rewrite of the Zorro legend...if Zorro's sword were more, er, symbolic."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2.5/4 "Ledger and Miller fail to supply the fire: He's only adequate and Miller is so vapid she hardly needs taming."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 1.5/4 "Those who grew up with Three's Company reruns will recognize the story"   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes "[A] frantic farce that shows off [Ledger's] comic charms to glorious effect.... he's got Casanova's gift of seduction, no question."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson C+ "It tries to be a mildly post-modern version of a very traditional door-slamming farce, with a headache-inducing mish-mash of false identities and near-misses, all of which seem more of a distraction than an entertainment."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 1/4 "Nothing short of a complete stylistic and thematic renovation would improve Hallström's tediously conventional treacle. "   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 4/5 "A delightfully silly romp."   Film Threat   Phil Hall 3/5 "Sloppy and corny, and rather enjoyable if you like this kind of thing."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 3.5/5 "Call it an arthouse guilty pleasure if you like, but Casanova is a visually stunning, slyly amusing, and sweetly enjoyable little period-piece of a comedy."   DVDTalk.com   Scott Weinberg 2/4 "a tongue-in-cheek sex romp that barely hides its Mel Brooks-inspired puns under powdered wigs."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell "Casanova works because it gives in to its nuttier impulses instead of fighting them. It's an absurdly joyous bit of fluff."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 8/10 "Raucously ribald, lushly romantic romp, aimed at the same audience who enjoyed the wicked wit of "Shakespeare In Love""   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 1/4 "A shrivelled little romantic comedy."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw  (1 - 26) of 26 OFCS Rating: 50% Rotten Page   1