This movie is quite good, but not as good as I would have thought having read reviews et cetera. It is quite boring, I certainly do not mind slow paced films but this one does not use the slow pace for anything. I just felt that they had nothing to tell. As for the "love" story; it lacked any true feelings. The beautiful woman that Mario falls in love with seems to be nothing but beautiful, that's the only thing she is. And the ending did not make me feel the way the makers of this movie obviously wanted me to feel, I was quite uninterested at that point.
However, the movie is not all bad, and I do like the friendship between Pablo Neruda and Mario and the way it is depicted. And the acting is brilliant, especially Massimo Troisi.
However, the movie is not all bad, and I do like the friendship between Pablo Neruda and Mario and the way it is depicted. And the acting is brilliant, especially Massimo Troisi.