Italian movies of the past few decades tend to be mediocre affairs, with banal screenplay and cinematography and usually lacking a coherent plot.
This movie is the rare exception. The unpleasant main character is Enzo, a low level criminal who lives in Rome's degraded suburbs and gets some superpowers after accidentally jumping into radioactive waste.
Enzo gets sucked up into higher level criminal activities, linked to the gang of the Zingaro a must unpleasant nasty character and he also gets to know Alessia, a traumatises youngster obsessed with old Japanese cartoons.
The development is sort of unpredictable, the photography is quite good and the plot develops in a cohesive way, rather than as a series of unlinked sketches. Even the soundtrack, based on famous Italian pop songs, is good
It's a sad, realistic and poignant film, with a bittersweet open ending.
This movie is the rare exception. The unpleasant main character is Enzo, a low level criminal who lives in Rome's degraded suburbs and gets some superpowers after accidentally jumping into radioactive waste.
Enzo gets sucked up into higher level criminal activities, linked to the gang of the Zingaro a must unpleasant nasty character and he also gets to know Alessia, a traumatises youngster obsessed with old Japanese cartoons.
The development is sort of unpredictable, the photography is quite good and the plot develops in a cohesive way, rather than as a series of unlinked sketches. Even the soundtrack, based on famous Italian pop songs, is good
It's a sad, realistic and poignant film, with a bittersweet open ending.