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36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Film ThreatPhil HallFilm ThreatPhil HallA delightfully silly romp which reinvents the legendary Italian lover's adventures into the realm of broad farce.
- 80VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyA handsome chunk of widescreen entertainment that's as nimble as its rakish hero.
- 80Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallChicago ReaderAndrea GronvallLasse Hallstrom (Chocolat) directs a sparking screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher (Stage Beauty) and Kimberly Simi; it starts as a frothy boudoir comedy but evolves into a masquerade by turns sweetly meditative and sharply satirical.
- 75USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigCasanova is an entertaining if silly romp, with amusing dialogue, gorgeous production design and painterly cinematography. Venice, where the movie is set, has never been so breathtaking.
- 70Dallas ObserverMelissa LevineDallas ObserverMelissa LevineIt's a sweet, silly and not unintelligent romantic comedy: For a period farce, you could do worse.
- 70The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensIn any case, what is on screen is a delightful respite from awards-season seriousness - a feather film, you might say, that actually tickles.
- 58Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldUnfortunately, the goofiness never quite finds its groove. The romantic chemistry is tepid, the comedy misses as often as it hits, the picaresque plot keeps dogging down and even actors as skilled as Platt, Irons and Lena Olin fail to register strongly in their roles.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliWhat happens when movie producers cross "Three's Company" with "Masterpiece Theater?" The result would be similar to what Touchstone Pictures has provided with Casanova, a farcical romantic comedy period piece.
- 50L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasThe movie cries out for the bawdy, rompy air that filled Richard Lester's "Three Musketeers" movies, and what it gets instead is the same dispassionate "professionalism" that has made Hallström a steady fixture in a Hollywood that could do with an infusion of Casanova's own virile lifeblood.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThat the new Casanova lacks such wit is fatal. Heath Ledger is a good actor but Hallstrom's film is busy and unfocused, giving us the view of Casanova's ceaseless activity but not the excitement. It's a sitcom when what is wanted is comic opera.