In this lackadaisical Italian thriller, a 10 year-old boy named Michele discovers a deep pit in a field near his rural home. To his shock, inside the pit is a kidnapped boy, dirty, starved, and chained to the floor. At a delicate age when reality still can't quite override his imaginative fantasies, Michele is horrified but excited by this "adventure" and, unable to undo the chains, brings food and water to the boy in the hole while trying to figure out who kidnapped him.
This is a great set-up for a thriller (based on true events), and there are some wonderful scenes, particularly the ones between Michele and Fillipo (the boy in the hole). The acting is uniformly good and the Italian countryside is gorgeously photographed.
So why only 2 stars? Because it's boring. Really, really boring. The premise is interesting but after setting it up, the movie just lies there, going nowhere for long stretches of time.
A lot of the favorable reviews for "I'm Not Scared" mention that it "takes its time". Unfortunately, this is one of those instances where "takes its time" is code for "boring as hell until the kinda exciting conclusion".
This is a great set-up for a thriller (based on true events), and there are some wonderful scenes, particularly the ones between Michele and Fillipo (the boy in the hole). The acting is uniformly good and the Italian countryside is gorgeously photographed.
So why only 2 stars? Because it's boring. Really, really boring. The premise is interesting but after setting it up, the movie just lies there, going nowhere for long stretches of time.
A lot of the favorable reviews for "I'm Not Scared" mention that it "takes its time". Unfortunately, this is one of those instances where "takes its time" is code for "boring as hell until the kinda exciting conclusion".