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Don Juan De Marco on DVD (1995)

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Average rating: 65%
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Starring: Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando, Faye Dunaway, Rachel Ticotin, Bob Dishy, Géraldine Pailhas
Director: Jeremy Leven
Studio: ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO
Run time: 93 mins
Certificate: 15
User collections: Depp-Mania!, Ultimate Johnny Depp
Genres: Drama
Languages: English
Released: 17/12/2001

Brief synopsis of Don Juan De Marco

Dr Jack Mickler, ten days before his retirement, takes on his last case as a psychiatrist. The case is that of Don Juan, who has seduced more than a thousand women, and starts Dr Mickler re-evaluating his own life...

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Rating of 4 stars out of 5 Radio Times

Lunatics take over the asylum again in an enchanting feel-good fable showcasing a masked Johnny Depp as the world's greatest lover on the verge of suicide. As a burnt-out shrink, Marlon Brando must prick the cod Casanova's fantasy bubble in therapy sessions — where his exaggerated Mexican past and hopelessly romantic conquests are revealed in mythic flashback — or have him committed. Instead, through Depp's grandiose, poetic delusions, Brando re-examines the importance of passion in his own marriage to Faye Dunaway. A scintillating lyrical tone and magical realism make director Jeremy Leven's film a wonderfully funny, touching odyssey through a red-hot landscape of Latin rhythms, virile Valentinos, swooning senoritas and duelling Zorros.

Variety

"Iconoclastic acting of a high order by three eccentric performers....With special accolades to Brando, who here renders yet another magnificent 'comeback' performance..."

Rating of 1 stars out of 4 Halliwell's Film Guide

A dashingly romantic, modern-day variation on the old swashbuckling movies, enabling audiences to enjoy the fantasy while it is being explained away.

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Rated - 2 starsThe greatest lover in the world

johnnyfraudster from greater london , 04/03/2004

As you sit back and watch this enchanting parable about a delusional man who thinks he's don Juan de Marco, the greatest lover in the world you are sure of one thing...there is no-one alive who could be more believable in the role than Johnny Depp.

As the women swoon around him, you do not get the feeling they are acting in any way whatsoever. However Depp does not just look good, he brings an emotional intensity and a magnetism that lifts this film above the usual light frothy fair. Marlon Brando is perfectly cast as his psychiatrist whose own romanticism is awoken by Don Juan's tales of love and lust. Faye Dunaway is also provides excellent support as Brando's wife who is the recipient of her husband's re-awoken passion.

After witnessing magical tales of sultans, sword fights and undying love you will finish this film feeling as inspired and passionate as the characters whose lives are changed by Depp's don Juan.

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Rated - 4 starsTypically Johnny Depp

JulesX from County Durham , 12/12/2004

This film makes me wonder whether there were any other contenders for playing the part of Don Juan de Marco as the part seems to have been written for Johnny Depp. The film has just about the right balance of sensuality and romanticism with a touch of nonchalant comedy at just the right places.

It also makes you think about whether living in reality is the best thing. After all, some fantasy in life might just be what we need to forget our cynicysm and rediscover our humanity. It is quite bittersweet, as the fantasy world Depp's character constructs for himself is like a dream, yet the harsh reality leads him to be incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital.

I would recommend "Benny and Joon" to anybody who enjoyed this film, another sweet performance from Johnny Depp.

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Rated - 5 starsyummy

A customer from London, England , 16/04/2004

Johnny Depp at his sexiest. Absolutely enchanting as the story drifts between reality and fantasy. Romance in a nutshell.

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Rated - 4 stars

Fiona#10 from ERITH , 20/07/2004

A delightful heart warming film with Johnny Depp's performance being impressive as ever. The film explores the thin line between madness and reality when Depp's character claims to be the Don Juan de Marco. As he hears these impressive stories of his new patient's past loves and conquests the psychiatrist (Brando) starts to look at his own life and marriage as he faces the prospect of retirement. Very well acted on both parts and rich in imagery. A must for all Johnny Depp fans!

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Rated - 4 stars

Fiona#10 from ERITH , 20/07/2004

A delightful heart warming film with Johnny Depp's performance being impressive as ever. The film explores the thin line between madness and reality when Depp's character claims to be the Don Juan de Marco. As he hears these impressive stories of his new patient's past loves and conquests the psychiatrist (Brando) starts to look at his own life and marriage as he faces the prospect of retirement. Very well acted on both parts and rich in imagery. A must for all Johnny Depp fans!

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Rated - 4 starsDepp at his best

ludlayes from Bury St Edmunds , 23/09/2006

Loved it. How can anyone not love this romantic, feel-good film about happy-ever-afters?

And to boot there's Johnny Depp at his gorgeous best and Marlon Brando looking as though he's loving the project...What more can you ask? An excellent night spent in.

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