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Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.5/10
Consensus: While the web of corruption in this Italian political thriller can be hard for a non-native to follow, the visuals and the intrigue are compelling and thrilling in equal measure.
Theatrical Release:Apr 24, 2009 Limited
Synopsis: Director Paolo Sorrentino's audacious and inventive biopic of Italian parliamentarian (and "Senator for Life") Giulio Andreotti doesn't make the Byzantine world of modern Italian politics any less... [More]
Starring: Toni Servillo, Anna Bonaiuto, Giulio Bosetti, Flavio Bucci
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Combining clammy skin, busy hands, and a posture reminiscent of Snoopy in his vulture phase, [Servillo] (re-)creates a fascinating monster ... Given some CliffsNotes, the surrounding film might even be worthy of him.
You could dismiss Servillo’s portrayal as a cartoon, but the great actors know that beneath the dark surface of caricature lies a heightened and vivifying truth, as potent as fortified wine. Consume with great caution, and with joy.
Often funny and always thrilling, this vibrant portrait of one of Italy's most agile political survivors has warnings for us all about the quieter exercises of power.
boasts a bravura performance by Toni Servillo, stylish cinematography and a provocative premise, but it often feels convoluted and leaves you emotionally detached from the events onscreen. It's often compelling as a political thriller, but lacks insight a
A baroque high comedy of endemic corruption, Il Divo doesn't treat the early-'90s scandal that brought down Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti as a tragedy, thriller, or tale of long-delayed comeuppance, but with resigned wit and florid carica
The uncrowned king of post-war Italian politics, Giulio Andreotti, might be the subject of Paolo Sorrentino's nominal biopic Il Divo, but it is as an incisive portrait of Italian politics in general that it impresses.
A stunning piece of work that feels both familiar and completely unique at the same time.
All in all, this phenomenal film illustrates Alexis de Tocqueville's observation that "The people get the government they deserve." In both meanings of the word, Il Divo is sensational.
Top CriticIl Divo is as showy as Gomorrah was spare, sometimes taking your breath away with its gutsy leaps of brilliance and sometimes acting like a bratty child desperate for attention.
As a primer to modern Italian politics, "Il Divo" is like touring the subject in a candy-apple-red Ferrari. You might not learn much, but you will remember the experience.
Il Divo taps into something that’s indeed borderless: Americans recognize political corruption and backroom conspiracies even if we don’t intimately know the players.
A smash in its native country, this highly engrossing and stylized look at one of Italy's most notorious politicians is a triumph for filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino.
Hard on the heels of the acclaimed Gomorrah, Italian corruption gets a much quieter but equally vigorous workout in Paolo Sorrentino's highly stylized portrait of the country's most enduring political leader.
Top CriticWitty, playful, poignant, and boasting a charismatic turn from Servillo, Sorrentino's chronicle of notorious Italian politico Andreotti is deservedly a highlight of the 2008 Cannes Film Festival; it's time to release all of Sorrentino's work in the U.S.
Even with no knowledge of Italian government, you can enjoy this hip, un-stodgy, grimly entertaining dissection of it.
An operatic drama about a power-hungry Italian politician and his nefarious cronies.
If even Il Divo's wife claims not to know him, how can we?
An intensely political film so wildly inventive and witty that it will become a touchstone for years to come.
Somewhat singular because of its sheer force of will, but ultimately puzzling, Il Divo is hard to discredit entirely, because it so clearly operates on its own terms.
The film takes flight on the brilliant title performance by Tony Servillo (Gomorrah), who plays Andreotti like a mummified Alec Guinness, as if encased in layers of plaster of Paris.
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