Momenti di trascurabile felicità

Great movie with suspense. Screenplay is beautiful, soundtrack perfect. no Chance of get bored.

After 20+ years of using my favourite imdb without being a member, I just signed because I couldn't help seeing this wonderful movie so underrated (5,5). This movie is so poetic, funny, clever and talks about life, death, happiness, choices etc in such a great way. Movies like these are a reason why I love so much Italian cinema (I am Greek). See it and thank me later ;)

After a deadly road accident, Paolo is allowed to return to Earth just 92 minutes more, thanks to a miscalculation made in the paradise office. Married and father to two siblings, Paolo desperately tries to spend his last moments with his family overlooked for way too long, while reviewing his life in search for meaning.

Despite dragging at points and with a screenplay that could have been tighten up a bit, the message of the movie is loud and clear. The movie is sustained by a likable lead and it is a funny (especially some of the scenes with the angel that escorts the protagonist back to Earth), but never trivial, exploration of moments of ordinary happiness. 92 minutes seem an insignificant amount of time but sometimes it is all it takes to give meaning to an entire life.

Daniele Luchetti's Ordinary Happiness (Momenti di trascurabile felicità) presents an intriguing premise that ultimately struggles to find its footing. The story follows Paolo (Pif), an ordinary man given 92 extra minutes on Earth after a clerical error in the afterlife. What unfolds is a whimsical exploration of life's minor joys and missed opportunities.

Pif brings his signature charm to the role of Paolo, delivering a performance that is both heartfelt and humorous. However, the script, co-written by Francesco Piccolo and Luchetti, lacks the emotional depth needed to fully engage the audience. While moments of wit and insight shine through, the narrative often feels aimless, meandering through episodic vignettes that fail to coalesce into a satisfying whole.

The supporting cast, including Thony as Paolo's wife, provides warmth and authenticity, but their characters are underdeveloped, leaving much of the emotional weight resting on Pif's shoulders. Renato Carpentieri offers moments of levity as a quirky celestial bureaucrat, but these scenes feel more like comic relief than integral parts of the story.

Visually, the film is pleasant but unremarkable, relying on soft lighting and warm tones to evoke a nostalgic atmosphere. The pacing, much like Paolo's borrowed time, feels rushed in places and overly indulgent in others, detracting from the film's potential impact.

Ordinary Happiness is best suited for viewers who appreciate light, introspective comedies, but it may leave those looking for a deeper exploration of its themes unsatisfied.

Rating: 5/10 - A charming but shallow meditation on life's fleeting moments.

Seductive for humor and good intentions. For the perspective about life and for cliches,too. For Renato Carpentieri and convincing portrait of Paulo made by Pif, remembering the characters of Roberto Benigni. So, for acting and for profound Italian spirit.A nice comedy about meaning of life. Far be great but the ginger taste is just a virtue in this case.