All that hair

Finally, a movie all about hair - men's hair, that is.

Just saw THE LIBERTINE last night and got a dose of two favorites - John Malkovich and Johnny Depp - and wow, do they wear serious wigs in this film. All the men do (and did), as it takes place during the reign of Charles II (John Malkovich). Johnny Depp plays Rochester, the clever wit filled with such ennui that he must live extremely to attempt to feel anything - drinking, lots of women, writing, insulting others -

He meets Lizzie (Samantha Morton, who is rather good), an actress, who he decides to coach and I think you can pretty much figure out what happens from here.

However, I must say that the costume dramas I love so much keep getting randier and raunchier. I am not complaining in the least - who can complain about Johnny Depp - but I suppose it's because for a while the trend was dirt. You know, no one with teeth, lots of greasy hair, dirty necks, streets filled with mud and refuse, lots of rats. They'd kind of pushed that to the limit so they had to go somewhere else. Hence, lots of lusty scenes. And cursing. And lots more of other, shall we say - stimulating - things in this picture. For goodness sake, Rochester's servant is named Alcock. Not sure even Dickens could have come up with that.

Really worth a watch. Johnny M. (my beloved from high school) plays a very tall Charles II with a super big and long (fake) nose. Excellent. Johnny D.'s nose is falling off by the end, so it did come down to the battle of the noses. Hee.