Puoi baciare lo sposo

I worried this would be a cliche gay film with flamboyant, vacuous caricatures. Instead it was a delightful surprise of quirky characters, relatable family drama, and understated humor that still made me laugh out loud. The plot meanders a bit and the ending is hokey, but ultimately it delivers a heartwarming escape.

I saw this confection on a flight home to London. I'm a huge fan of Salvatore Esposito from his gripping, gritty role as mob boss Genny on "Gomorrah". Genius move to cast him as a cute gay guy marrying his equally adorable boyfriend and soulmate. The film was a delight: from the 2 adorable leads seeking their family's approval to the gentle, wise, accepting small-town priest, with a nod to Pope Francis's modern approach to gays, the quirky flatmates (including a hilarious cross-dressing bus-driver) and the well-meaning but pompous father of the groom whose classy, determined wife forces him to live up to the high ideals he pushes on the town as their high-minded mayor. I don't know the original Broadway stage play that inspired this movie, but I love how the director changed made the story politically and socially relevant. A must-see but not because it's worthy. So many laugh out loud moments. The father complaining about musicals being silly: A little gem!

This movie is a comedy that also tries to be serious. I found myself laughing hysterically, often. The acting is very good, the setting is beautiful, and the ending is so ridiculous it's absolutely hysterical! It's worth reading subtitles to see this movie.

I agree with some reviews, that the movie could have been more polished, particularly in the editing, but if you see this in the way I think it was meant, as a light hearted story, with a good message, then you can get past it. I felt towards the end they may have ran out of time so they edited it to get to the end, and I have to say this is the past I had most issue with. But you can forgive that. If you get the humour (typical Italian) it really is funny to watch. I enjoyed it. Was it a masterpiece, no, was that what the producers were going for, doubt that very much. So for what it is, it was a great film to suit back, not take seriously and enjoy. Although it tried to deal with very real issues, coming out, acceptance, love is love, even small towns disappearing, none of it was felt with in any real depth. Don't expect the deep conversation with a parent giving a hero speech. It's just a fun movie to have a Google and if you take it that way you'll come out having laughed a little and smiling. That's good enough for me.

Funny film, which also deals with difficult issues such as the sexual acceptance of their children. Although some parts have gaps, without explaining why something happens.