NekoHomey
Purely Joyful Movie!
Beystiman
It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.
Joanna Mccarty
Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
Ezmae Chang
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Zio Pino
I'm pleasantly impressed by the positive general judgments and reviews about this magnificent film (especially as also expressed by non-Italians), the reason being the fact that it's a comedy subtly concealed by many 'dialect' puns (sometimes even extended to various European languages ...). I would like to add to all the other reviews just one important element: the one related to the song that 'inspired' this film, and that has encouraged a whole genre in the following years in Italy. The song 'Malafemmina' was written - and often sung - by Totò himself (a 'Princely' poet as well). The term 'malafemmina' has many shades, and does not necessarily have to be referred to a woman's moral habits, but in this case it should be understood more as a 'cruelty of heart' attributed to women who does not care about the evil she can do to those who happen to be caught between their 'clutches' ... The film is the result of a perfect mix of situations that allow two great products from the Italian revue theater to express their full potential and in some cases genius. Genius manifests itself only when the conditions for its emergence are created, and therefore everyone is deserving in this film, because everyone contributed to the end result: comical perfection! If something special about this movie has to remain in you, that is just the song itself: listen carefully to it, and if you do not know the language then look for a translation on the web ... And an additional advice, look for another poem of Totò's, possibly in your own language: 'a livella (ie: the bubble level) ... It will help you understand why Totò (also the 'Prince' ... of laughter) was so great.P.S. For those who aren't acquainted with the subject, it's useful to know that Totò was indeed entitled to 'princedom' in sheer terms of heraldry. That's the reason for so many allusions as of above.
petra_ste
Another Italian comedy carried by the comedic duo of Totò and Peppino De Filippo, this movie - about two idiotic uncles on a quest to face an actress who, they believe, has seduced their naive nephew - would be worthless without them.Still, these two charismatic actors and their great chemistry make the movie droll and occasionally hilarious. There are several iconic scenes which have entered the collective memory of Italian cinema: the recurrent destruction of the hated neighbor's windows; the arrival in Milan dressed up as cossacks; the ill-fated dialogue with a policeman; the memorable letter scene, ad-libbed by the actors and later homaged by Roberto Benigni and Massimo Troisi.7/10
peapulation
Funny. That's it. But if you say this to a Totò fan, they will kill you. Truth is that this film is as thin as thin as a wafer and the plot is just built around a famous song by Totò, 'Malafemmina'.The film has its moments, but when Totò and Peppino leave the screen with their hilarious gags, the film is just not interesting. But what the hell, if you want fun with no strings attached, watch it. You should enjoy it.WATCH FOR THE MOMENT - When Totò and Peppino write the letter to the 'Malafemmina', the nephew's girlfriend, telling her to leave him alone and let him study.
fruttamartorana
This is my favorite all time black and movie. To understand the humor, you need to know enough Italian (and sometimes Naples accent too) to understand it, and to understand the jokes.. they don't translate to other languages.Toto' aka Antonio de Curtis for me is what Chaplin was to many - except that he is funny with the movies with audio, unlike Chaplin. There are many of his movies I like a lot and enjoy seing after having been a long time abroad (out of Italy), but this is far the greatest. Toto' and Peppino are two poor men from the Southern Italy countryside, and hear that their nephew is dating a 'bad woman' (the title means that, but not necessarily in bad sense) in Milan, and they go there to rescue him.. thinking they are abroad.. this movie is so full of timeless jokes, it is impossible to watch this and be on a bad mood.