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2.5/4
Matthew Brady - wrote on 04/09/2014
A man who lives for pleasure finds his hedonism betrays him in time in this film adaptation of the play by Stephen Jeffreys. The second Earl of Rochester, John Wilmot (Johnny Depp), was a notorious figure in 17th century Europe; well-respected as a poet and author, Wilmot also earned no small degree of gossip for his freewheeling sex life and appetite for decadence. This movie has a grey and ugly look to it which is a good thing because you see how London was back then.
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2.5/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 07/27/2011
The film seems obsessed with creating a wormy creature of decadence and that it does well. However, in going overboard with the debauchery, it forgets how to tell a clear story and, by having its main character be such a despicable person, it's tough to find someone to root for in the film.
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4/4
Topher - wrote on 07/18/2007
Johnny Depp is a decadent poet/nobleman during the reign of Charles the Sequel. To glorify the high culture of the days, he writes a play featuring dildo's and buggery. Meanwhile, adultry ensues. Based on real live sex acts.
