One Man Up (2001)

One Man Up (2001). 1h 40m | Not Rated

“Paolo Sorrentino has become one of the few major writer/director talents from Italy. Whether you will like his movies will depend on your preference for Italyu0026#39;s culture and way of storytelling, in Sorrentinou0026#39;s case a rather intellectualized, stylized approach to drawing his characters, often at the expense of believability of plot or his progenitoru0026#39;s actions. Having said that, this holds especially true for this early work of his from u0026#39;01, loosely drawn on two figures from Italian public life of the 80u0026#39;s – a budding soccer player and a pop star in the Adriano Celentano vein. Without giving away any of the details, suffice to say that this film is one of Sorrentinou0026#39;s lesser efforts, especially the ending which doesnu0026#39;t make much sense.”