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Don't Move (2005)

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Reviews Counted:59

Fresh:28

Rotten:31

Average Rating:5.8/10

Consensus: Sergio Castellitto's latest film has a heavy dose of melodrama and is populated with unlikable characters.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Mar 11, 2005 Limited

Synopsis: Based on a novel by his wife Margaret Mazzantini, actor-turned-director Sergio Castellitto's DON'T MOVE is a strikingly accomplished drama that features an unforgettable performance by Penelope... Based on a novel by his wife Margaret Mazzantini, actor-turned-director Sergio Castellitto's DON'T MOVE is a strikingly accomplished drama that features an unforgettable performance by Penelope Cruz. Successful doctor Timoteo (Castellitto) is shocked to discover that his fifteen-year-old daughter has been in a life-threatening motorcycle accident. As a fellow surgeon performs a dangerous procedure on her brain, Timoteo recalls a passionate affair he had before his daughter was born. He met the woman, Italia (Cruz), when his car broke down on the outskirts of the city. After an initial first encounter that resulted in Timoteo's brutally raping the hapless Italia, he found himself shunning his beautiful wife Elsa (Claudia Gerini) and returning to visit Italia more and more frequently. What began as a dark, shameful outlet for his disgust with his bourgeois existence grew to become a genuine love that would change Timoteo's--and Italia's--life forever. Dripping with sensuality, Castellitto's sprawling drama captures the exhilarations and frustrations of a man who is unable to come to grips with his ever-narrowing path in life. Yet DON'T MOVE belongs to Cruz, who delivers a heartbreaking performance that is devastating in its honesty and sadness. [More]

Starring: Penélope Cruz, Sergio Castellitto, Claudia Gerini, Angela Finocchiaro

Starring: Penélope Cruz, Sergio Castellitto, Claudia Gerini, Angela Finocchiaro, Marco Giallini, Pietro De Silva, Vittoria Piancastelli, Elena Perino, Renato Marchetti

Director: Sergio Castellitto

Director: Sergio Castellitto
Screenwriter: Sergio Castellitto, Margaret Mazzantini
Producer: Riccardo Tozzi, Giovanni Stabilini, Marco Chimenz
Composer: Lucio Godoy
Studio: Northern Arts Entertainment

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May be the greatest male soap opera ever put on film.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/24/05
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

Although it's certainly intriguing, Don't Move ultimately comes across as a rather perverse vanity piece for the film's star/director and co-writer.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
03/24/05
Timothy Knight
Timothy Knight
Reel.com

A full-bodied, all-stops-out love story with a wrenching impact that makes most of today's screen romances seem undernourished by comparison.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
03/18/05
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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It's romanticized male delusion, regardless of its source.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
03/18/05
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

Though sprung from the mind of a woman, the film plays like a hetero male fantasy of tortured love.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
03/17/05
Ernest Hardy
Ernest Hardy
L.A. Weekly

Cruz gives a daring performance, for more reasons than her willingness to adopt a look that resembles a beat-up Chihuahua.

Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
03/17/05
Todd Gilchrist
Todd Gilchrist
FilmStew.com

Now here's a daring version of l'amour fou.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
03/16/05
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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Thanks to [Cruz], Don't Move does move.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
03/13/05
Matthew Leyland
Matthew Leyland
BBC

Castellitto's references to Federico Fellini's put-upon prostitute drama The Nights of Cabiria (1957) only reinforces the unsavory undercurrent of female exploitation.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
03/11/05
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The script is morose and unfocused -- not to mention hard to believe and insulting to women.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
03/11/05
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post

Preposterously bad.

Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
03/11/05
Marcy Dermansky
Marcy Dermansky
About.com

What could have been a provocative psychological drama is instead a dishonestly romantic exploration of narcissism and exploitation.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
03/10/05
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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A mesmerizing erotic odyssey given gravity and heart by Cruz.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
03/10/05
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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Falls into mere melodrama after a brilliant beginning.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
03/10/05
David Sterritt
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

ludicrous, offensive, and idiotic

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
03/08/05
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Filmcritic.com

A movie of robust scenes.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
03/08/05
J. Hoberman
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
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Too rounded-out, parallel-storied, and miscast.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
03/07/05
Donald J. Levit
Donald J. Levit
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

An astonishing performance from Penelope Cruz, who speaks fluent Italian, and especially by Sergio Castellitto as the director and male lead.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
02/28/05
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Cruz is astonishingly determined to make us believe she's a dumpy slag... but frankly, she's more like a comedy sketch character

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
02/26/05
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Long on visual affections and unexamined smut but short on insight, the film’s view of human behavior is as offensive as it is preposterously simpleminded.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
02/07/05
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine
 
 
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