A Successful Fictional Restaurant [A Movie Review]

in #hive-1668473 years ago

I picked up this movie a bit at random. I thought it would be just another comedy / romance movie with a beaten up storyline. Boy, was I mistaken!

The plot is quite simple: there is a group of people with mental disturbs and mental illness, ranging from lack of control to Tourette syndrome who must attend a day centre where they have group meetings. Some are them voluntarily... others not so much: they got in trouble with the justice and were forced to attend the meetings, as an alternative to jail.

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The main characters are Clara and Diego, (played by Miriam Leone and Stefano Accorsi).

The first part of the movie is an introduction to these characters and their issues, showing us how they ended up in that place.

I was sorry they haven't done the same for the secondary characters, it would have been nice, too. I always felt something was missing from the movie because of that...

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IMDB Link: Marilyn Ha Gli Occhi Neri (2021) by Simone Godano

Then the movie takes a turn, when Clara decides to fabricate online reviews of a made up restaurant. She says wonders about a place called Monroe, describing the food, the fabulous staff and genius chef...

She even adds photos of the food, with objects which aren't even edible... but they look tasty on the photos! 😅

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The reviews are so successful that this non-existing restaurant starts getting a lot of demand. She avoids making reservations by saying they are full until Christmas. 🤔

The problems start when someone says: "Ok, book me up for Christmas"! Clara wasn't counting on that... so both of them argue about it and end up opening the restaurant at the day centre where they gather for meetings. 🤡

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Diego is the Chef, Clara is the Marketing Director... and the other patients are the waiters and waitresses. Obviously, they end up in trouble... but the whole process is extremely funny to observe and will surely make you laugh.

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I enjoyed the cast. They were not brilliant but were good enough to make me believe them. Both lead actors also managed to make me feel happy about their characters instead of pity... and that's a great achievement on their part. Most of the time I could empathise with Clara and Diego.

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Personally, I liked Clara the best, she was quite crazy but always very funny and charming. Even her anger fits were adorable in some way. 🤗

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The movie is spoken in Italian, so you will need subtitles. The music and scenery were perfectly well adjusted to the story, too.

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Overall, this is an interesting and funny comedy with a few bits of drama and romance which will make you feel good through most of the time. But it also makes you think how society in general treats those who are unlucky enough to suffer from mental issues.

I rate it with an 9 out of 10.


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I will take your first words on this blog of yours... I am going to watch this movie. Greetings from the Philippines!

Thanks, I hope you like it! 😉

You're welcome (^_^)

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My son has Bipolar disorder and my grandson has mild autism. I can surely empathize with people with mental challenges but I must say only someone with mental issues can think of a movie like this 🤣🤣🤣 Sounds ultra hilarious. Great review my friend.

My son has Bipolar disorder and my grandson has mild autism

Wow, bipolar disorder? That sounds serious.

I must say only someone with mental issues can think of a movie like this

Ah, I never thought of that. You might be right. I found nothing about it, though...

Thanks for you visit and comment.

Wow, bipolar disorder? That sounds serious.

If not properly handled, it can cause severe depression which can sometimes lead to suicides. There is medication for stabilizing mood swings and therapy. He hasn't had an anxiety attack since the pandemic started so at least one good thing coming out of it 🤞

Okay then. Let me watch it. Thanks for your honest review

Thanks for your visit and comment.

You are welcome

Really an amazing review. Good work.

Thank you very much!

That sounds like an interesting and different film, I'll keep that in mind and watch it. The idea of ​​writing reviews is really funny haha.. but great what they make of it. I'm curious if I can empathize with Clara and Diego too :)

Yeah, it's a nice one!

I'm curious if I can empathize with Clara and Diego too :)

I'm sure you will! They're both a little bit crazy... in a good way! 🤗

Awesome movie 🎥 review, really loving this 😍

Thanks! I hope you enjoy the movie, too!

Though a lot of us do not really have a good time to watch movies but I must tell u that I will take my time to take a look in this video

Nice. It's a funny one. If you want to laugh a bit, this is a good option!

Your review of this movie is interesting and I'll definitely love to watch it. A made-up restaurant?? Haha, I don't want to imagine how Clara got out of the whole funny mess.
Nicely done. !PIZZA ☺️

Yes, it's interesting and fun!
Thanks for the comment!

I watched this yesterday and loved it. You continue to point me towards some of the best movies! Thanks.

Nice to hear you liked it! 🤗

Title on Netflix in USA. Marilyn's Eyes

Yes. Netflix changes the titles and that makes it difficult to find movies sometimes. 🤔

Yay! 🤗
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