Short version: a romeo&juliet story in modern setting wrapped in cringe comedy and gags.
Long version : With Italy as a background, just 20 min in with the aeroport scene here comes a modern romeo&juliet incarnation - happy happy edition (though I appreciated the metaphorical "double murder" of the couple!). Problem is, I think the scenarists thought the classic tragedy plotline was strong enough to allow for the most distracting and ridiculous gags and developments. I'm not sure it works well, mainly due to the many genres mixed up there, but it is good comedy, and it is an amazing couple of actresses. The "side" developments serve well in transforming the archetypal suburbian mom into mafia boss. And kudos to Toni Collette. I knew her from the power, but she plays beautifully : as realistic as the role allows, and perfectly dead serious in the cringe comedy moments. At times I felt a little bit overwhelmed in American soft power through Toni Collette's intensity though
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Short version: a romeo&juliet story in modern setting wrapped in cringe comedy and gags.
Long version : With Italy as a background, just 20 min in with the aeroport scene here comes a modern romeo&juliet incarnation - happy happy edition (though I appreciated the metaphorical "double murder" of the couple!). Problem is, I think the scenarists thought the classic tragedy plotline was strong enough to allow for the most distracting and ridiculous gags and developments. I'm not sure it works well, mainly due to the many genres mixed up there, but it is good comedy, and it is an amazing couple of actresses. The "side" developments serve well in transforming the archetypal suburbian mom into mafia boss.
And kudos to Toni Collette. I knew her from the power, but she plays beautifully : as realistic as the role allows, and perfectly dead serious in the cringe comedy moments.
At times I felt a little bit overwhelmed in American soft power through Toni Collette's intensity though