Il Divo

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Wow.

Starts off like the climax of 'The Godfather' (and the story of 'The Godfather 3' was inspired by the real events -and characters- in this film), then you're introduced to all the government officials, shown as corrupted mobsters. To the point where there's even an homage to Scorsese's 'Goodfellas.' Then Andreotti is shown as Al Capone at the beginning of 'The Untouchables.' It's both funny and disturbing.

So: Al Capone, but also a king holding court, and Jesus Christ at the last supper, but in the end he's someone who is void of emotions, a loner. Although the film leans toward his guilt and the corruption in the government, it's really the story of a powerful man who is dead on the inside. I mean, even the T-1000 showed more emotions.

So, the story is interesting and the directing is top notch. The acting is incredible, the title role is beautifully acted and the Mafia boss of bosses is creepy as hell. It can get a bit confusing at times, with all the names of politicians and Mafia guys, and some characters are not really developed as they should be. The rhythm is a bit off, too: It starts with a bang. But too big of a bang, probably, because after that you keep expecting more. But it doesn't matter... Well, no, okay: it does. But it's still worth watching.

Andreotti is the main guy and everything revolves around him. For better or worse.
And, guilty or not, at least he didn't like Silvio, so he can't be all bad.

So, bottom line is: it's a bit confusing, it could have been something absolutely amazing. As it is now, it's nice, it okay, it's worth watching.