this movie is very similar to the movie "quills". it is about the many adventures of the second earl of rochester, played by johnny depp. johnny depp's acting in this was brilliant. i loved it. he amazed me throughout the movie. his character had sooo many great quotes, as well. the story was absolutely brilliant, and even more interesting seeing as it is a true story. as one might say, you can't make this stuff up. rosamund pike, who plays elizabeth malet, the wife of the earl, was surprisingly good. i last saw her in pride and prejudice, and i didn't see much that was special. however, i now realize that that was simply because her character was not meant to show much emotion. pike gave an outstanding performance, completely different from her pride and prejudice performance. she and depp, for me, completely stole the show. their relationship in it was outstanding. as for the one bit of the movie i did not like...the character lizzie barry was very underdeveloped. i don't think it was necessarily the acting as much as it was the writing. you never seemed to know where she was coming from. throughout the movie, i could never decide what her true feelings for the earl were. they were so scattered. as for john malkovich, well, you gotta love him. as a warning, this movie does have some very...risqué things in it. if you're not up for it, then don't try.
Review of The Libertine
