Review by aleXandrugota

Sorrentino never hides his true fatherhood from which he inspired his films. Fellini. In this film, the main character Geremia states that he starred in two of the films of the great Italian director. In "The Family Friend" you can already guess Sorrentino's future masterpieces. Films touched by a well-balanced dose of surrealism, very well-studied baroque scenography, but especially the drama of the characters, which does not lack the permanent note of vague Mediterranean humor. Even Geremia, a hateful character, has some glimpses of humanity and manages to become acceptable in some scenes. A very good movie, very well played, which does not lack the thriller. A film about pathological greed, ugliness, lack of empathy but especially the inability to understand love.