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This is the most orrible, boring, bad acted film on the earth
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Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars
01/18/23
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I love it. Don't go looking in the "Awards" column, you won't find anything there. Still, the movie is so, damn, charming - you can overlook just about anything. US Audiences may not know, but Diego Abatantuono is a bit of a legend. Monica Guerritore plays the most outstanding mother-of-a-gay-son, a model for all Italian mothers. Finally, Salvatore Esposito is an OUTSTANDING actor, most known as the somehow-endearing, entirely-sociopathic crime lord in GEMORRAH. In the US, he was in Season 4 of Fargo and he was amazing. He creates the most lovable human being in Paolo and I just adore him. Touching, funny, uplifting ending, a breathtakingly beautiful town in Italy, great performances; it's all there. Look, did you open the 'best' bottle of wine? No. But it's a good bottle, easily drinkable, infectiously enjoyable, and you are going to have a good time with some friends from Italy. Cheers!
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
02/02/23
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My Big Gay Italian Wedding is a 90-minute movie that needed 30 more minutes. I usually end with the ending, but here I'm starting with it: It's one of the worst I've seen in recent memory. The film weaves in a handful of conflict-threads that deserve time and logic to untangle. Instead, we get… a musical number. The highlight of the film is Civita, a picturesque Italian town located on a cliff where the vast majority of the film takes place. Here, Antonio's (Cristiano Caccamo)) father, Roberto (Diego Abtantuono), is the mayor and already in hot-water with the town-council over accepting refugees. However, Roberto doesn't share the same progressive proclivities with his son, whom he discovers is gay when he comes home from Berlin to visit for Easter. Antonio is accompanied by Paolo (Salvatore Esposito), his fiancé with whom he lives in Berlin, Benedetta (Diana Del Bufalo), the young land-lady (who also lives with them?) who loves to sing, and Donato (Dino Abbreschia), an Italian bus-driver who moves to Berlin after his wife discovers him wearing her clothing — the day he arrives in Berlin, he immediately turns around to tag along with the crew back to Italy. Antonio and Paolo each have a parent who disapproves of their sexuality. Roberto commits a felony to ruin the wedding and then just like… feels guilty and not only accepts it but officiates the wedding? Paolo's mother (Rosaria D'Urso) doesn't even invite the group into her Naples apartment when they hand-deliver her wedding invitation, then she just shows up at the wedding and is cool with everything. Right. Then there's the stalker, Camilla (Beatrice Arnera), who cannot accept that Antonio is gay and — surprise, surprise — also attempts to ruin the wedding because she's still in love with him. That was a lot. The thing is, the set-up for it all was pretty good. There are laugh-out-loud moments (especially with Donato, who serves as comedic relief) and legitimate stakes — Antonio's mother (Monica Guerritore) threatens divorce if Roberto doesn't support their son. But I cannot get over the ending. Did they just run out of money? Ugh. Make this two hours and My Big Gay Italian Wedding is likely in the mid/high (70s).
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
02/01/23
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I am a big fan of Salvatore Esposito and I was interested to see the story (sexual acceptance of their children); but this movie is actually quite boring: it is too long, there are gaps in its plot and it drifts from being funny to being ridiculous (talking to a goat). The scenery is quite beautiful. I wouldn't recommend it.
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars
01/26/23
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Funny, heartwarming a definite must see movie
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
02/19/23
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