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I can't believe so many people gave negative comments about this movie. And I have to say, I'm getting tired of people giving negative comments on a movie from a foreign country, about which they know nothing, after seeing a badly dubbed version.. This movie is great. It's amazing, though not surprising, how Citti can keep your attention up without ever leaving the casotto.. I'm actually surprised that people found it boring. I was planning to see the beginning of it, and go out, but I just could not stop until the end. You follow a few parallel stories from a fixed point of view, sort of similar to Scola's "La cena", but kind of lighter, even though I wouldn't call this a comedy. It is a bit surrealistic, but in a very realistic and convincing way. It features a lot of the best actors of the time, including Tognazzi, Melato, Proietti, Stoppa.

So what's wrong with you guys? Reading comments to Italian movies, I sometimes have the sensation that the few Americans interested in Italian movies are just looking for the sleazy details, and completely miss or misunderstand all the rest. There's a lot more to Italian movies than sleaze. If you willingly watch one, and don't get it, before firing up low votes and negative comments, please consider the possibility that, well, yes, maybe something was "lost in translation".. and it might not just be the lines, but also the tone, accents, gestures, dressing codes, cultural, social and historical background... For example, the attitude of the two girls, hanging around with two guys and hoping they will get food for free, might sound unlikely in a "Sex and the city" episode, but looks perfectly natural in the Rome of the seventies.

Most Italian directors put no effort in making their products available to foreigners, and even when they do, you still see a different movie if you're from here. Just don't blame it on the movie!

I can't believe I could stand it until the end. I had paid for it, but that's not an excuse. Maybe I just wanted to see how bad it could get. The acting is terrible. Muccino is particularly annoying, but that's no surprise. The characters are barely sketched. You have the sensation that Argento took some quick note for each of them on a paper napkin, and never went beyond that. Like the obituary doctor who likes to dance. The plot makes no sense at all. The way it is unfolded, makes it even weaker. I mean, we are talking about the director who could show you the assassin at the very beginning of the movie, without you actually seeing. Here the details that could help you discovering the killer's identity are unveiled only at the very end. And it's not even scary. Argento is definitely gone. Forget him.