My Mother Mia madre Reviews

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was directed by Nanni Moretti, I was quite eager to check it out. To be honest, I have to admit that, even though I have always admired Moretti’s work, somehow, I always had a hard time to really connect with his movies and this one wasn’t really different, I’m afraid. I mean, the whole thing was quite realistic and there has always been some intimate quality in his movies but I was never really sure what it was trying to achieve exactly. For example, the whole thing was apparently partly autobiographical but why did he choose to have the director being played by a woman? It didn’t help either that the characters were interesting but not really fascinating. Even worse was the situation with John Turturro. Indeed, it was pretty neat that such a fine American actor would be working with Moretti but, unfortunately, he was wasted playing a supposedly funny but in fact completely obnoxious character. On the other hand, Margherita Buy, who I had never seen her before but who's apparently a very famous actress in Italy, was really charismatic and she was able to convey so much emotion only with her beautiful eyes. Anyway, to conclude, even if I wasn’t completely blown away by the whole thing, it was still a decent watch and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Nanni Moretti’s work.