Casanova Movie Review

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Casanova is a history film based on the old tale of the womanizer Casanova. Some strings were pulled making this a partially true story but more importantly is it a good one?

Story

The movie resolves around Casanova who can get every girl he wants in venice. But then he meets Francesca, a beautiful woman that is very talented in the art of words, much like I am. No lets not go there. Anyway Casanova falls in love with her and tries to win over her heart, but surprisingly the girl turns him down. He then digs deeper in his heart stealing skills to win her over and with it find true love. Besides the main story some sub plots should be noted. Govanni Bruni falls in love with Victoria, who is engaged with Casanova at that time. Pucci, a dominant man, tries to give Casanova the death penalty for some reason. And last but not least Paprizzio, a large fat man that sells fat, finds love in unexpected places.

The story is very strong and will keep you interested all the way through even if the pace of the movie at times is rather slow. I also loved the fact that the directors didn't stick to the known facts of Casanova and tried to make the story a little more enjoyable. The jokes in there were funny but didn't dominate the movie. It's a romantic historic movie first and a comedy second.

Presentation

The DVD version featured reasonably crisp video and audio quality. Some noise could be spotted, especially during the darker scenes and the large overviews of the beautiful city of Venice. Casanova was perfectly portrayed by Heath Ledger, a legend because he died, and Sienna Miller's performance as Francesca is one to be remembered.

Casanova is one of those movies that you want to watch to feel good about yourself because the movie almost looks educational. But then this fantastic romantic story comes out that glues you to your television set. You just want to know how it ends. Now stop reading this review and purchase or rent this great educational (read: romantic historic comedy) called Casanova.