L'ultimo capodanno

I saw that Monica Belluci was in this so I decided to give it a go. I wish I hadn't.

It's an ensemble piece with multiple storylines that all occur on New Year's Eve in the same apartment block. I think it was supposed to be a trippy comedy. Is it possible that the translation was wrong? Do the nuances of comedy mean that a subtitled language film doesn't work?

There is some good acting and some terrible overacting.

Monica Belluci is wonderful as the wife of a cheating husband who is found out in a phone call. This segment is interesting. The others seem a little lacking in direction, humour and story.

My favorite new year eve movie. Italian classic. Underrated.

I can not understand, why nobody mention this movie, and was not even released. I would be the first who buys it.

The idea is great, (similar than Magnolia, or Amores Perros) the pictures are very very nice.

It would fit into the top 10!! of new age movies like Trainspotting, Req. for a dream etc.

See it, let it hold your hand...

Dino Risi has been acknowledged as the man who most contributed to the creation of the cinematic comedy "all'italiana". His son Marco goes beyond any recognition of the traditional Italian comedy in this tale of an apocalyptic New Year's eve, where the goings get so, so out of hand that maybe your jaw will drop, or maybe not but it's still a wild and crazy party. Max Mazzotta, the actor who plays the leading character (if there is one), also appears in Renato de Maria's "Paz!", and is responsible for most of the jokes. I wasn't even looking to watch these two films, but after I did, I will look forward for future Italian movies on cable television, by different and new directors.

What a crazy and funny comedy! It's almost lunatic its humor I must say! L'ULTIMO CAPODANNO fits perfectly in the traditional genre of the "comedia all'italiana", because it's so crazy, so silly, so burlesque, but so funny though, that I think it can be fairly compared to some classics of that genre!

The plot is set on a New Year's Eve, in some Rome's suburban neighborhood, and it crosses different stories and characters. It's all passed on a few hours, but the incidents are so many and so abnormal that it was, for sure, the longest and weirdest New Year's Eve, ever!

The acting in this kind of comedies is essential to achieve success, and in this particular case I think it did it, because it's great, in the traditional, expansive, clamorous and hilarious Italian way. Monica Bellucci is the most famous actress of this cast, but her performance wasn't too different from other actors. I think they all did an excellent job.

When I chose to watch this movie I was expecting something funny and entertaining, but nothing compared to this hilarious and burlesque comedy! It's great, a truly "comedia all'italiana"!