"Don Juan Demarco" might have been just a forgettable curio about a young man who claims he's the world's greatest lover and the cynical psychiatrist who ends up believing him. Face it, the original script by psychotherapist Jeremy Leven, making his debut as a director, is warmed-over
Equus minus the sex with horses and funereal pacing. What jump-starts the film is the casting of Johnny Depp as Don Juan and Marlon Brando as his shrink. They bring a playfully romantic touch to a drama that could