Casanova

A light, sugar-dusted farce built around the dashing figure of iconic womanizer Giovanni Giacomo Casanova de Seingalt (Heath Ledger), Lasse Hallstrom's tepid farce, written by Jeffrey Hatcher and Kimberly Simi, both whitewashes the legendary lover and lacks the wicked wit that makes historical romps like Richard Lester's THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1973) sparkle. Venice, 1753: The exploits of rakish ladies' man Casanova (Heath Ledger), not yet 30, are already the stuff of satirical puppet shows and naughty plays. Since he enjoys the protection of the Doge of Venice (Tim McInnerny), Casanova hasn't yet fallen into the hands of the Inquisition, whose representatives deplore ...