Wall

Another very good direction by Matteo Garrone.The all-colorful-all-enjoyable characters and inspiration of its own should not make it the ordinary drama (comedy really) you may watch most times. Yet the treatment of the subject-matter, the reality tv, the 'I JUST WANTED TO BE ON THE SHOW' dream of another quite famous old film (or its 'NEVER GIVE UP' variation) was a bit thin, made the film quite stale to my taste

Federico Di Folco

19May13

Un meraviglioso film di un superlativo Garrone.La realtà che diventa succube dell'irrealtà:non è un argomento innovativo,ma al contrario sono la sua realizzazione e la sua poetica ad esserlo.La tendenza ad allontanarsi da una realtà deprimente per raggiungere il sospirato"Nirvana".Finale maestoso,mi ha ricordato molto Noodles nella fumeria d'oppio.Un neo-neo realismo ancora più diretto e comune di Gomorra.Chapeau. 4*

matteo

6Apr13

The most realistic depiction of Italy of the past decade. A country split between two kinds of idolatry: television and the church. Considering that in Italy the State and Mass Media are equivalent (i.e. Berlusconi's ownership of tv channels, newspapers, radio...) "Reality" is a meditation on the Belpaese's failure and madness, at micro/macro levels. Once again, Garrone, not Moretti, has grasped the "real" Italy

The Future Mr. Gittes

6Apr13

A complete departure from Gomorrah. A successful picture with some lovely long takes. But, admittedly, it ultimately feels rather slight—partly because the grotesque fascination with, and vapidity of, reality television and the D-list celebrity status that accompanies it already feels dated as a satirical theme. Network, The King of Comedy, and The Truman Show all touched on this material in a more memorable way.

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Carlos Filipe Freitas

7Mar13

Assuming the typical Italian exuberance, this satire never loses intensity, denoting genuine comical moments, stirring alienation, and powerful images. Review and Rating: http://alwayswatchgoodmovies.blogspot.com/2013/03/reality-2012.html

Matt Richards

2Mar13

A perplexing affair, this comment on the insanity and hysteria of people caught up in the hype of instant stardom takes a good 30mins to get going. It's difficult to empathise with any of the characters and a little unsure whether it's a comedy or drama the final act is probably the strongest but overall the subject matter feels a little irrelevant today. Brilliant colour palette and solid camera work. 2.5 stars

Ghost Dinosaur

11Feb13

*does outdated david spade impression* i liked it better the first time i saw it, when it was called albert brooks' "real life"

Fabio Di Felice

7Feb13

Un po' lo specchio dei nostri tempi, persi dietro la paranoia svendendo anima e mente alla ricerca di un sogno di popolarità. Divertente e amaro, Garrone gira benissimo, la storia è interessante e Aniello Arena è sorprendentemente bravo. Un grande film. **** e 1/2

Guilherme Geirinhas

29Jan13

Big Brother is hoodwinking you.

Jorge Mourinha

7Jan13

What if you wanted Big Brother to watch you?

DT

30Dec12

Honestly, more Jury Prize than Grand Prix. Still, an affable portrayal of the toxic reality cult: vibrant production, working on several levels (comical, psychological, cultural).

Miasma

6Apr13

I still think there's more going on here than in The Angels Share.
DT

6Apr13

I'd probably agree. Still, Angels was frothy fun for what it was.

Joks

20Dec12

Is this even getting a release?

DT

29Dec12

You must’ve missed this at the Italian Film Fest then.

cathika

4Nov12

Manierista perché da Fellini, superficiale perché descrittivo e che non va oltre, ripetitivo e con un ritratto psicologico che non regge il caso clinico. Un punto interrogativo.

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Scout

24Oct12

Gets a point for chutzpah. How many major Italian directors, who aren't Marco Bellocchio, would say this, even as slyly as Garrone does here? Though it stretches itself past narrative support, it's among the boldest post-modern satires of our time.

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Spoiler

24Oct12

O cenário de REALITY é particularmente atraente. Infelizmente, as imagens são mornas, a música é muito doce, os personagens são planos e as pequenas histórias, ao qual todos estão ligados, sofrem de um sentimentalismo fatal. O resultado é uma comédia banal, sem efeito e carisma, onde ao invés de criticar, se alinha com a ociosidade dos realities shows.

L'amichevole Aspera di quartiere

23Oct12

miglior film italiano degli ultimi tot anni.

Florence

9Oct12

what's more frightening, tv or religion?

Brunella La Vecchia

8Oct12

Bello anche se scivola sul finale

paolone_fr

5Oct12

well constructed script and skilled craftmanship of Garrone make this movie worth watching and above the average in terms odf cinematic quality; still, the narration is quite uneven and the story doesn't grip to much onto audience brains and guts.

L'amichevole Aspera di quartiere

4Oct12

Voto arrotondato un po' per eccesso. Ma lo merita. Una meraviglia. E sono davvero triste nel vedere che viene trattato da alcuni come un "filmetto".

Zissou

2Oct12

Written by Walt Disney, directed by David Cronenberg.

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Vincenzo Golia D'augè

28Sep12

uno spaccato del dramma sociale italiano. la rappresentazione fedele, apparentemente grottesca, dell'illusione che riempie gli occhi e talvolta le vite della gente. L'illusione che sia meglio apparire che essere, l'illusione dei non luoghi moderni, l'illusione che porta a snaturare se stessi, che porta a preferire una non vita. Bel film.