Title: Modern sensibilities set in 1600s Venice
Product review: Read the Amazon editorial review, they are tiptoeing around saying this movie doesn't really work.Modern language, ideas, and sensibilities make the whole thing feel like a contrived stage play. And it seems to be mostly on stage sets ... there isn't much of Venice in here, so don't rent it for that reason. (Notice I said rent ...)The script is weak. The setup for the lead character's transition to life as a courtesan is abbreviated and unconvincing. There are too many horrible moments for this to be romantic. The story has so much more potential.The only reason to see this movie is to check out Catherine McCormack. Rufus Sewell is always good as well.Otherwise the casting is absurd. Fred Ward and Oliver Platt stand out as being miscast. Jacqueline Bisset fails to persuade here.
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