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The Last Kiss by Gabriele Muccino
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Marco Cocci, Pierfrancesco Favino, Stefania Sandrelli, Stefano Accorsi Director: Gabriele Muccino DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: Italian (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled) Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.85:1 Running Time: 118 minutes DVD Release Date: 2003-11-11 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: Walt Disney Video
Movie Reviews of The Last KissMovie Review: A good movie, misrepresented by its cover Summary: 4 StarsI found this to be a very good movie, maybe melodramatic (Italian style) but very well scripted and very well acted (especially by Ms Mezzogiorno, who is becoming truly a wonderful actress).
What I find somewhat puzzling is that this movie is described by critics as "irresistibly entertaining" or "uproariously funny". With these premises, promising laughter and entertainment, I can see why some American reviewers are so upset about the shallowness of the characters. But in my opinion it's the distributors and critics who are to blame. I didn't find the script to be so benevolent towards its male characters.
Many of the characters in this movie (especially men) are shallow individuals, unable to accept their responsibilities in life, simply looking for another (younger) lady to sleep with. Even when, like in the case of the main male character, very well played by Stefano Accorsi, their are married to a beautiful, intelligent and loving woman such as the character played by Giovanna Mezziogiorno.
Overall, even though there are several amusing moments, this is quite a serious movie. The shallow attitude of many characters reflects, unfortunately, the reality of a country (MY country) which is becoming more and more shallow every year. A country where "furbizia" (shrewdness) is more praised than "intelligenza" (intelligence), where corruption and infidelity are considered as virtues, where all that matters is appearance, and teenagers only dream of becoming football players or to go on TV, and their parents are actually happy about it.
I am, of course, generalizing too much, but it's not by happenstance that Italy finds itself more and more often at the very bottom of every development indicator among European countries. We are becoming more and more a country of big babies, and I liked "the last kiss" a lot maybe because it reflects this unfortunate trend.
Summary of The Last KissCarlos life is thrown into a tailspin when his longtime girlfriend giulia announces shes pregnant. As carlo faces up to his anxieties about adulthood his buddies paolo adriano and alberto reluctantly grapple with their own responsibilities. Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 01/04/2005 Run time: 118 minutes Rating: R
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