cynics in a golden age

...was how johnny depp's earl of rochester described himself in the libertine, one of the wittier films i've watched this year.  and altho he declares rite at his 'prologue' tat 'u will NOT like me', at the end of it all, i reckon i still do.  

if johnny wilmot is the wittiest character of his period, then igby slocumb must be one of the best post-millennium.  igby goes down has some of the best lines EVAH, and kieran culkin has totally redefined my impression of the talents of his family.   in a totally unrelated segue, he and daniel radcliffe, for some inexplicable reason, look uncannily alike...