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Days | Year: 2001 Classification: Drama Directed: - Laura Muscardin Tragic This movie was slow and depressing. It's not about the triumph of the human spirit, it's about how truly mean lonely self-absorbed people can be. This is the type of realism I can do without. In the final analysis there was a point to this movie, and without spoiling it, well, the point is offensive. I've witnessed too much real love and courage to pretend that this movie has any kind of meaningful voice. Acting good, story okay, but parts just don't make sense I feel compelled to review this movie. I bought it on the recommendations of earlier reviewers but my experience with this film was not as positive as theirs. First of all, I simply did not like the main character. I think the movie was trying to convey some kind of idea that, because of his HIV status, he felt he was authorized to dump on his present partner and take up with Andrea. That's the first problem. I also had a problem with the way that he treated Dario, his sister, his mother, and eventually Andrea. He was generally a dislikable fellow. My bigger problem with this film is that parts of it just didn't make sense. For example, Claudio's conversation with Dario about his involvement with Andrea was either badly written or way too edited. It didn't flow, didn't make sense, and concluded in a way that the preceding events didn't suggest or support. There were several scenes that didn't flow right. They felt rushed. Finally, the scene where Andrea is sick and the end of the movie felt manipulative and unrealistic. There are good things about this movie (other than seeing Andrea's smile) which include the acting, the technical quality of the film, and the fact that it had that European flair. Get it on Netflix - can't recommend it as a purchase (even though I bought it). Very Well Made Italian Film. Passion Between Two Men. The film starts out with Claudio and Andrea making out in the car. It is their first time together. Claudio has a lover he has been living with for some time. They mutually decide not to live together anymore. Claudio finds out he is HIV-Positive. Still he continues to make friends. While Andrea wants to be firends with him and see him again, he decides to tell Andrea he is going on a long trip. He tells others that too and people close to him. The one man he was with the night in the car, he really begins to like. One night, he goes back to see Andrea. A neighbor tells him he is not ta home, but this is where you can find him. He does, and they have a sudden urge of passion, kissing and undressing madly. In the bedroom, Claudio suddenly tells him "He can't'". Without a condom, Andrea decides "It doesn't matter". This is just the start of the film. Very well made Italian film. I have never seen an Italian film quite like this one before. Not as emotional as it could have been. Played pretty straight. But, man, can the Italians show passion between two men. This DVD includes English subtitles. Buy Days at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Days Search with the Priority Search Engine on Days This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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