This film does a great job of parodying Italian stereotypes, especially, as others have mentioned, the tenured public servant. It features a fairly deplorable lead character, Checco Zalone, who embodies stereotypes of laziness, sexism and racism. His counterpart, played by Giovanardi, is his opposite: the modern, empowered woman, who has a past that would generally disturb more traditional conservatives, but which is obviously celebrated in the film. This film tries to parody Zalone's sexism and Euro-centric racism and rudeness, and attempts to demonstrate character growth in Zalone by mildly watering down these characteristics. However, ultimately it celebrates all of these things, by rewarding Zalone with the beautiful and incredible Valeria (why do obnoxious anti- heroes always get these types of intelligent women?) Stereotypes of ferocious, 'tribal Africans' (seemingly conflating Himba and Hamer peoples, while possibly being located in the Horn of Africa) go unquestioned, and, of course, end up loving the protagonist. Despite being offensive, if you actually want to think about the film's subtext, the film is well-paced, and offers some hilarious moments. Each actor plays his/her part admirably, and direction and editing are spot on. To those who advise not to take this film too seriously, perhaps examine the privileges you have that allow you to ignore repeated negative, stereotypes, and the triumph of the white male, regardless of his characteristics, in the vast majority of films, which contribute to reinforcing our daily acceptance of these things.
