patricolomatteo Reviews

8½ (1963)

A brutal self-criticism of a genial person.

[10/10 · 14 December 2020]

"He changes path every day because he's afraid to loose everything" is the solution that Fellini gives to the audience. Why can't the director start writing a film, why can't he keep a relation with his blatant savior, why can't he decide about anything? Because he is a coward, so scared to not be able to love. All the story seems to be hopeless, the main character continuously tries to find solutions to avoid his problems, but when even the most extremist idea doesn't stop them, his mind is obliged to understand the truth. He is a coward, a man who doesn't know how to love.

The writing is PERFECT, Mastroianni is a monster and Fellini an incomparable GENIUS. I always avoided referring to a film as "perfect", but how else could you call a work that is the best version of itself?

American Beauty (1999)

A perfect direction.

[10/10 · 1 December 2020]

Every scene is built to provoke the exact feeling the director wants us to feel. A mixture of logic and casualty. In other words, a miracle.

Hollow Knight (2017 Video Game)

Perfect elements perfectly assembled.

[10/10 · 27 November 2020]

Everything about this game (design, direcrion, music, gameplay...) is above standards, if you love soulslikes and platforms, this is the perfect game for you.

A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)

A beautiful movie with a perfect ending.

[7/10 · 26 November 2020]

Beautiful. Again cinema is surprising me with a beautiful story, and one of the most uplifting endings I have ever seen. I recommend this!

Black Sheep (2006)

Cocaine is everywhere

[8/10 · 13 November 2020]

This is the visual manifestation of cocaine, just brilliant

Citizen Kane (1941)

"My biggest regret" said the Paganini of cinema.

[10/10 · 12 November 2020]

Nowadays, there are loads of good directors like Tarantino, Fincher, Burton, Scorsese and many many more, Althougand I confess, although loving most of them, that I feel like I need to deny when someone call them geniuses. Orson raised the standards so much, that no living and mentally stable man can even think about getting at the same level of him. Although he hated it for all his life, refetting to Citizen Kane as "his biggest regret", this movie was and remains a masterpiece of a master. I always regretted the concept of "perfection", but how else could you name something that is the best version of itself?

Gretel & Hansel (2020)

Mediocre, mediocre and mediocre

[4/10 · 12 November 2020]

I personally don't like writing bad reviews, especially because I don't feel like I can judge something I really never lived like directing a movie, but this... Everything about writting is wrong, dialogues are terrible and most of times meaningless. The acting, especially of the 2 main characters, is really, really bad (I know a lot of people will disagree, but someone has to say it: Sophia Lillis is a mediocre actor). Honestly it looked like the writer and the director were trying to make this feel like it delivered a message without actually delivering it. A famous screenwriter, whose name I can't recall, once said "you don't have to give to your story a meaning, you just have to make it look like it does", and, however I can't completely relate with this opinion, I can pass this, if done in the right way... The only things that this made me think (except for the cinematography which I didn't really enjoy, but I can see the effort behind) are all related to a single concept: mediocrity.

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018)

Just Wow.

[10/10 · 7 November 2020]

No matter how brilliant a perosn can be, they will never be like Orson Welles. This movie makes you understand the real genius of Orson, a person born to be a revolutionary. This work is extremely entertaining and qualitative. I LOVED IT.

La haine (1995)

A brilliant view on the decadence of this context.

[9/10 · 19 October 2020]

A very suggestive view of an environment abandoned to itself. I loved the fact that all the events happens in a single and normal day, as to highlight the fact that anything insane could happen in any moment. Brilliant execution, stable cinematography and good acting.

Amadeus (1984)

Perfect elements perfectly assembled.

[10/10 · 21 September 2020]

What I felt after watching this movie is like a triumph in my heart. The editing, acting, writting, cinematography, mood setting and direction elements are far above today's standards... Simply magnificent.

1917 (2019)

A non-stop travel trough the war.

[7/10 · 14 September 2020]

I liked this movie, but I can't surely say it was perfect. The camera movement took all my attention, and everything I was living while watching the movie suddenly dissolved with the black screen.

Blade Runner (1982)

You'll be so immersed that you'll feel like you'll chocke

[10/10 · 14 September 2020]

A masterpiece of acting, writting and directing. This artwork places you in a rotten world, and exposes you all its sides so you can have a 360-degree view on a theme unknown to us. The writting miracle is supported by awesome shots and stunning performances. I would call it the absolute best sci-fi movie of all time.

Pulp Fiction (1994)

There isn't much to say

[10/10 · 14 September 2020]

A modern and iconic masterpiece, the vibe that this movie gives while watching it is something out of ordinary. To me, it was like a strangely pleasant and optimistic sensation running trough my stomach. What cinema can do is amazing, and this work is the proof.

Parasite (2019)

Amazing.

[8/10 · 14 September 2020]

Good acting, cinematography, twists and screenplay. The side I liked the most is the location chose, it seemed like every location was perfect for the screenplay and vice-versa. Nothing revolutionary, but still a really good movie.

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Blockbusters and the unpredictable virtue of ignorance.

[2/10 · 14 September 2020]

I can't believe this movie got a so hight raring. Even hours of this trash can't compete with 15 minutes of other masterpieces that sadly no one talks about. The average audience, who wouldn't even distinguish wes Anderson from Tarantino, cares to write unwarranted reviews, and the fact that the most famous platform in the world (and the last word on the success of a movie or not) allows it, in my opinion, It's an affront to the art of cinema.

12 Angry Men (1957)

A lesson, an inspiration, a rule-breaker and and an absolute masterpiece.

[10/10 · 13 September 2020]

I remained paralyzed after this movie. It offer a so vast number of lessons, that picking the best part of the film is a challenge: the proof that talent can outcome blockbuster's budgets? The proof that even a few elements are enough to build a more-than-acceptable development if handled well? The technical sides, like the stunning acting performances? The incredible number of different interpretations anyone can think about? The ability to make you mentally and physically feel like you were part of the story?

This is what someone who want to work in the cinema industry should hope to achieve. Personally, this movie changed my way of viewing cinema.

The Babysitter (I) (2017)

Nice "distinctive" easy going style, not so good for other aspects.

[6/10 · 13 September 2020]

The movie satisfactorily delevolps and portrays a quite distinctive style (however really similar, in my opinion, to django unchained and other tarantino-eque movies). I didn't enjoy a few of the actors performances. The screenplay is really simple and easy going, but the movie's development is not granted, and this helps the continuity so much. Apart from that, the characters are overly stereotyped, most of them have no characterization at all and their appearances are easily forgettable. The comedy side of the movie is almost invisible, and so is the horror one. I did enjoy the movie after all, but I surely won't remember half of it in a week or two.