Smetto quando voglio

Finally an Italian comedy that eschews the stylistic elements that have been imposed in recent years with the so-called "Cinepanettoni"! This movie works so well because of many factors: it makes you laugh, has a cast in a state of grace, it has a nearly flawless script, it's well directed and, unusual for an Italian comedy, it's very close to the technical quality standards of international movies. Also, as all good comedies should do, the movie addresses the contemporary issue of young people who, despite being far too skilled, are not able to make a living because of the scarcity of opportunities. Not bad for a first-time director!

A film that innovates, finally after stale years, the Italian comedy genre, bringing into focus the up-to-date themes of drugs and the alleged uselessness of a college degree in Italy.

A group of old friends, former university professors, unite to produce a new type of legal drug: each one, with his knowledge, contributes to the success of the plan; carried out, it turns their boring lives around out of the blue.

Fast-paced and enjoyable, ''Smetto quando voglio'' succeeds, with an exceptional cast, in the arduous task of reconciling the crime and comedy genres, without coming across as the usual trash "cinepanettone". However, there is no shortage of clichés, the music is not the best and in the end the plot is not that innovative, leaving aside the aforementioned premise.

It remains a great film, which is quickly watched and which entertains and amuses, with a project that should definitely be seen more in Italy.

It is a italian style comedy, but the quality is much higher than recent italian comedies. It is a smart movie, well conceived in everything, in the cast, in the ideas of the script, in the characters, and it is greatly enhanced from a nice color grading (post production work) and the choice of the songs. It describes perfectly the situations of thousands of graduated and Post doctorates who struggle in life, in a caricatural way, the situation of work in Italy, but these thematic is treated in a funny and light way. It is a movie that let you more laughing than thinking. I suggest to watch also the following movies, of this Trilogy very well conceived and done.

I'll just keep this to a fairly brief synopsis and let you know that the film pretty much has it all. Extremely funny/likeable characters, excellent plot/story-line, a lot of dark and light humour, just enough violence to make things realistic, all mixed together into an extremely enjoyable couple of hours. I didn't want the film to end, to tell you the truth.

What a concept - a bunch of ex-University professors i.e. intellectual nerds - stumble upon a way to make money by inventing a new drug molecule that is not on the illegal list in Italy. Through their combined biological/historical/mathematical knowledge, they happen to make one of the most sought after 'smart drugs' on the market. But of course things get very complicated and go south very quickly.

I'll leave it at that, but you will absolutely love the ride. Again, a brilliant effort and one of the best movies I've seen in a while.

This must be the best Italian comedy of the last few years... Authentic and thought-provoking portrait of the socioeconomic impasse of that wonderful country and its newest generation of "adults". Hysterical gags and great acting. At long last, Italy reconnects with its greatest form of art - laughing at its own miseries and the whimsical ways they require to be overcome. "L'arte di arrangiarsi" (the art of getting by) over a draconian, timeless, ever-obstructing, complacently ignorant State will never cease to gift every generation with the Italian art of David and Goliath storytelling. Brilliant script, great technical quality..a must see!