i have high hope for this . johnny depp and samantha morton and john malkovich and lot of good thing say at various film festival . but the lack of a widespread release should have be a hint . this film isn not very good at all . it will mark me a a philistine to say so but i think about 7/8 of the film be pretentious rubbish . much of the dialogue be authentically 17th century and but it be hard to listen to because the sound mix be bad and and the print be so grainy it look like a pirate dvd . perhaps not be able to clearly see or hear the going on be intentional and but the lack of plot do not give u much else to concentrate on . there be lot of artful focusing and un focusing which just appear a though the cameraman do not know what he be do . but most obvious of all be the fact that it be all pretty boring and everyone be act their little sock off in it to make it worthy . there be several scene between depp and morton where he coach her to be a good actress . these scene drag terribly and they be unmoving and long wind and slow the film to a virtual halt . i will give credit where it due and say that johnny depp in a long curly wig and eyeliner and cock hat be worth see . the servant character be excellent . and to be fair the whole boring shebang massively improve about 20 minute before the end . at this point and the earl get syphilis and become horribly disfigure and lose control of his bladder and have to start wear a strap on metal nose when his real nose rot away . he also give a jolly rouse speech in the house of lord which make u actually care about him for the first time in the film . if the whole thing have be anything like as engage a the last 20 minute it would have be an excellent film . a it be and our christmas and thanksgiving turkey have be serve up early . still and worth go to see if only to witness john malkovich english accent . you would think he would know well after star alongside ted theodore logan in dangerous liaison and but no .