Tolo Tolo

Probably only appropriate for an exclusively Italian audience, the movie has its strength in the very topical subject of immigration, basis of the entire plot. As per its extravagant character and director Checco Zalone, the movie has a very peculiar comic style, which can be either loved or hated. Very hilarious gags are alternated with some dubious gaps in the plot. Overall, an enjoyable movie to watch.

"Tolo Tolo" has its good moments and genuinely funny scenes. This is a movie about racism and the difficulty to integrate in a different culture, but this time the emigrant is Checco Zalone. The movie makes you understand what people that are running away from Africa because of the war need to endure in order to get to safety. The director criticizes European Politics, he shows the ignorance of the Italian population and the overall superficiality of people when it comes to empathizing with some difficult situations. Zalone is as always funny and he made me laugh a lot. His comedy might be a little bit too aggressive for some, but I am happy that there are still people in Italy willing to make these jokes, because this is the kind of humor that I am looking for. Checco already explored a few of these topics in previous movies, therefore a few plot elements felt a bit too exploited. However if you are searching for something light-hearted to watch with some friends, "Tolo Tolo" is just perfect to spend one hour and half.

You can tell that this is the fruit of a deeply well-though creative and sociological process. Zalone takes about 2 to 3 years to complete a movie project and this allows him to have such results. The movie is full of great jokes which only Italians can fuly appreciate (I guess), some of them very witty, others apparently low-level but that make sense for the character's attitude. The obvious theme of the movie is immigration and it is well depicted together with all the hypocrisy around the topic. I watched it as an Italian with other Italian friends and know by experience how precise the social commentary adn satire of the film was. The idea of the trailer for the movie was also the touch of a genius, as its apparently politically incorrect tones made also a ton of bigot or shallow people to go and watch it at the cinemas: the movie is clearly the opposite of racist (as any human being with decency or a glimpse of culture could not support such a stand).

It'sa comedy yes. It's modern and touches a theme, the immigration and the life conditions of immigrants, in a serious way but with a little comic verve.

It's a movie that let you think we're almost all lucky for being born in normal countries.

Checco Zalone, who's real name is Luca Medici, takes some inspiration from the great Alberto Sordi and recall scenes from other cult movies, one scene is taken from Save The Private Ryan.

The movie has several good actors, beautiful scenes and photography, but also some sad moments.

The theme of the immigration has never been treated in a so dramatic way and at the same time in a so funny but respectful way.

This is a macaroni dish of roman style, il duce like italianism, where an bankrupt italian businessman flees the irs and emigrates to somewhere in africa, where isisterrorizes and takes command, and he must like all the others flee, but having shreded his own passport he has to go through all the hardships that african immigrants has to go through on their journy to the ''promised land'', on a rubber dingy, a lottery of life whereever that maybe.

its trully a great comedy on behalf of the italian spirit and nationalism. its not a racial comedy, no, the xenophobic moments are dually shared and its rather one italian trying to avoid drowning by hanging on the flagpole on the sinking ships aft, trying to save himself from the africans that do rib him from money and his narcississtic dignity. if youre an italian ''tolo tolo'' is a must see, if your an european you should definately have a look, cause it shows the relentless nothingness that european politicians do in their daily life at work, thats merely nothing at all. its a poutpoury of colours and language, and a good mix of true facts, and pure fantasy through comedy

to see this film youll have to love irony cause its specked full of it, also the choice of score is a bullseye, easy italian, with a spicy sound of african rythms. the cast is like an italian salad, tasty and colourfilled, and the whole shabang did entertain, even a grumpy old man that doesnt know italian language at all. a recommend it is.