Mixed by Erry

I saw this film last night with my folks and I had a wonderful time. The comedy works very well, and that's coming from someone who had to read subtitles throughout the whole thing. The Italian kids they picked for the main actors were wonderful. I especially liked the bonkers character of Angelo. The film, which is based on a true life story, is bananas. It's insane what these kids did, and how long they were able to get away with it. I can only imagine it was a combination of cunning and the phase that Italy was going through -- they had their hands full with the mob to care much about kids making counterfeit music. The film is amazing on every level and I can't recommend it enough...... Oh, and wait till after the credits roll for a HUGE surprise. I don't want to spoil it but let's just say it is really important and you don't want to miss it!

After the half-disaster of ROSE ISLAND, Sydney Sibilia manages to come back with a movie that shows again his particular view on the clash between authority and rebellion.

This is, for now, his most "cointained" picture, meaning that, unlike the previous ones, Sibilia builds a very efficient balance between the most euphoric comedy and the more intimate approach to still maintain the realism of the daily life of three common people, and of their highest ambitions with which they marked their spot in History, but without considering the necessary consequences.

The characters are the major strength of the picture, all portrayed in the most diligent and genuine way by the whole cast, catching our interest right because of their ability to go over the limits just to live their more intimate dreams, and because of the evident immaturity they still display in doing it.

This is what lacked in ROSE ISLAND: the paradox between managing to put on a possibly revolutionary act of "rebellion", and the hard clash with the reality around it.

Sibilia doesn't condemn Erry and his wish to spread music, but still doesn't fully justify him either, clearly exposing his auto-illusion in following a "short-cut" that even he can't really understand.

An intriguing tale of little antiheroes who gained and lost everything with the same energy capable to both build and crash Dreams.

Thanks to the careful and accurate direction in the sets and photography, it tells the story of the Frattasio brothers of the regime that exists in their neighborhood to then see them organize their idea of social redemption - Erry copies music on the radio, with his brothers and breaks all commercial schemes until then giving birth to the world of piracy - The director Sibilia with the use of long shots allowed the viewer to immerse himself in those years through the reconstruction of period objects that frame the protagonists who seem to move inside a photo album of memories - by Maria Pia C.

This is a story that's one part funny, and one part sad. All Erry wanted to do was to be known as a DJ. Barred from doing so, he created an illegal business worth billions of lira in the late 80s reproducing pop music of that time for young Italians at a cheap price. Perhaps unwittingly, he created a huge market for his unusual product.

The story of the three brothers is fascinating. As young as they were, they thought through ingenious ways to produce and market audio tapes mixed by Erry. This started music piracy in Italy.

In a way, Erry was innocent because all what he ever wanted was to share pop music with his contemporaries. He never imagined at the beginning that he was doing something wrong.

It's an entertaining movie. The writers succeed in compressing all the highlights of the bold, smart enterprise of Giuseppe, Angelo and Enrico Frattasio into a watchable feature film. The actors do justice to the story. It's a cohesive story thanks to the director, Sydney Sibelia. Bravo!

A film based on a true story, which although overly fictionalized, still gives a good glimpse into the epic tale of "Mixed by Erry." We are in Naples, one of the most musical cities in the world, where three brothers invented the cassette business. The film tells the story very well, it could almost be an American film, the way it was made: poor people who become rich by challenging the status quo. A story that could only happen in Naples. Perhaps a bit too much comedy, but it's fine. They also added a bit of romance, which never hurts. The ending is foreshadowed from the beginning, because good always triumphs. Or maybe not.