Surprisingly bad movie taking into account the cast. I watched it all, 4 parts of one hour each because i really enjoy historical films. The first part is the worst as the film making of 1985 strikes you in full force. Everything feels awkward in the beginning, the colors, the sound, even the long intro. Hard to believe that Hopkins, Hoskins and Sarandon were those average playing actors. And wait to see Hitler, he's appearance borders comedy. But if you allow the movie to set in and consume it's first hour and you lower you standards for the sake of curiosity, you will find some pretty interesting scenes which are worth. Ciano's suicide scene ranking as the best thing the movie can offer. Historically this movie is not accurate to the detail, but none are after all. Way too long to watch it, only if you are interested in the subject, and even then, more useful as an imaginative support for what you read in books and articles about the events pictured.
Review of Mussolini and I
