Sul più bello

Quirky Italian romance movie from Alice Filippi used simple approach and delicate cinematography to make it easy to watch. If you can accept some cringeworthy ideas about girl-stalks-boy, you'll appreciate Francesconi's charismatic and sweet presence here.

This movie pleasantly surprised me. I was expecting it to be super cringey, in the same vein as "My Name Is Doris", but it ended up being sweet, actually. While I was hoping for more of a buildup as to why they enjoy each other's company, the fact that the movie was otherwise complete made up for it. Also, totally didn't expect to shed as many tears as I did. While it's not as rewatch worthy as "When Harry Met Sally", I'd still rewatch it one or two more times.

Being self aware and showing that every other turn you make ... well that can get annoying too. It is a fine line the movie walks, when it tells us that it isn't a movie because ... well I reckon it tries to sell you reality. Not hating on the idea and overall I'd say it does a good job with that. That beginning is a bit much though - at least for my taste.

After that it gives in to the "ugly duckling" metaphor - or whatever else you feel applies that is similar. I had this on my watchlist and saw that a sequel popped up, so I thought, oh good that I waited, now I watch both movies. Unfortunately there seems to be another one coming, which I have to rate whenever that comes out. Let's just say that the second one takes away quite a bit of what happens here. It almost entirely makes the whole drama feel like ... it was fake.

Yes I know this is a movie, but remember what I wrote before? There we go. Anyway, this is a fun romantic ride with a couple of neat twists ... suspend your disbelief and just go with it.

It's not a bad movie, but it's pretty generic and forgettable; the plot is passable and the actors are not charismatic; Italians are capable of making better films.

So much of the main characters adorable personality is lost in the English dubbing the trailer was enough to put me off. In the original Italian she has so much more appeal and this brilliant actress deserves that. She may be impulsive, crossing boundaries, but she is someone given a short time and is desperate to experience as much life as possible. Anyone who cannot get passed that well, you probably wouldn't be a Pedro Almodóvar fan either cause his movies are what I'd compare this too, if not a little more straight forward.