An average movie

Since it was Fellini's last directing feature, I was definitely eager to check this flick. It is pretty obvious that it is not one of his many masterpieces ('8½', 'La dolce vita, 'Le notti di Cabiria' or 'La strada') but it is still really interesting. This time aroud, Roberto Benigni had the privilege to work with the great maestro for his last movie. Even though I have nothing against Benigni, I'm not a fan and I'd rather have Marcello Mastroianni who was always awesome and fascinating when working with Fellini. As usual with this director, there is not much of a plot here and the whole thing was rather difficult to follow and it is always something that prevented me from really enjoying some of his flicks, even some of his best ones. I mean, I don't always need a straightforward plot but I do need to know a little bit what the hell is going on or then I have to get a very strong emotional reaction concerning the movie itself (For example, I sure didn't understand every thing from 'Teorema' but, emotionally, it touched me deeply). In this case, I enjoyed the directing and the whole thing was watchable but it was nothing really mind-blowing, I'm afraid. Still, if you like poetic and artistic movies, it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Fellini's work.

6/10