Despite its many flaws, The Libertine is a film worth watching, if only for the restorative talents of [Johnny] Depp and [John] Malkovich.

| Nov 14, 2019

Big dull drag of a movie.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 4, 2011

Slightly pretentious, but original enough to be a bit interesting, and buoyed by strong performances from Depp and Morton, The Libertine is a decent telling of a historical footnote, most interesting because of its strong feminist message.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Mar 29, 2011

Completely unshocking

| Aug 30, 2009

Based on Stephen Jeffreys' play, about 17th century iconoclastic poet the 2nd Earl of Rochester (Johnny Depp), "The Libertine" fails to pay off on its promises of taboo sex.

| Original Score: C | Apr 17, 2009

It feels both overlong and incomplete.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 7, 2008

Under the veneer of another fine/creepy Depp performance, the film falls flat.

| Original Score: C+ | Jun 21, 2007

A difficult film to watch, but one that speaks to our own invidious world.

| Feb 22, 2007

[Director] Dunmore creates a memorably grimy London, but the moral grime covering the film proves less memorable.

Full Review | Original Score: D+ | Nov 27, 2006

I enjoyed it - or much of it - for reasons that have everything to do with Johnny Depp.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 1, 2006

The performances are impeccable, but what might have been a handsome period drama, is compromised by a drawn out screenplay and over-stylised grainy production ... this dark tale of excess is pure theatre.

| Jul 20, 2006

Mesmo em filmes irregulares como este, Johnny Depp sempre capaz de despertar o interesse do espectador.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 5, 2006

Historical accuracy is a liability instead of an asset in this painfully exact recreation of 1670s London . . .

Full Review | Jul 5, 2006

This ugly creation uses graphic sex, bad hygiene, mud, diseased features and Depp wetting his pants (we get to see the puddle) to illustrate the perils of hedonism.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jul 2, 2006

...the subject matter and marginal execution make it a hard sell to all but the most ardent fans of Depp, who treats The Libertine as a personal acting workshop.

Full Review | Jun 12, 2006

Stumble away from this film as quickly as possible.

| May 4, 2006

Newcomer director Laurence Dunmore does not show the experience necessary to pull off this period piece and lets Depp's performance fall by the wayside

| Original Score: D | Apr 1, 2006

The story, like the cinematography, is overly foggy and under-illuminated.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 1, 2006

Disagreeable, unlikable, unwatchable.

Full Review | Original Score: D | Mar 24, 2006

"The Libertine" in question here is John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, a poet and member of the Reformation court of King Charles II.

| Mar 20, 2006