Have now seen it twice and looking forward to do so again. Something new to find with each viewing. Colourful, exhilarating and, at the end, desperately sad.
I'm not a great Peter O'Toole admirer but he was excellent, as was David Tennant and all the cast - couldn't fault the performances. The bonus for me were the two stunning female leads - Laura Fraser and Rose Byrne - the joy and sadness that Henriette (Fraser) expressed beautifully shown, and the fascination with the ageing Casanove and anguish of Edith (Byrne) perfectly depicted.
Yes, the plot was maybe shaky but the production just swept you along with it's own momentum, a feast for the eye and the ear witty (the Lottery catch phrases just a small jar to the senses), musical, well filmed and seemingly no expense spared for costumes or locations.
A love story where you wouldn't expect it and if you didn't shed a tear at the end you have to be too cynical a person to be watching in the first place!
I'm not a great Peter O'Toole admirer but he was excellent, as was David Tennant and all the cast - couldn't fault the performances. The bonus for me were the two stunning female leads - Laura Fraser and Rose Byrne - the joy and sadness that Henriette (Fraser) expressed beautifully shown, and the fascination with the ageing Casanove and anguish of Edith (Byrne) perfectly depicted.
Yes, the plot was maybe shaky but the production just swept you along with it's own momentum, a feast for the eye and the ear witty (the Lottery catch phrases just a small jar to the senses), musical, well filmed and seemingly no expense spared for costumes or locations.
A love story where you wouldn't expect it and if you didn't shed a tear at the end you have to be too cynical a person to be watching in the first place!