There is nothing wrong with this film except that it is so, so slow, way too pastoral and couched in such a dreamy quality that it almost put me to sleep. Long scenes of swimming holes, trees, sky, small Italian village, nothing happening. Oh, then, wait! We see two guys pedaling their bikes through the village and then more pastoral and more skies and more trees. Not even cows to provide some action. I would have liked cows.
Yes, it is probably sensitive and thoughtful and yes, it is no doubt my cynical, impatient and mean spirit that simply wanted the two guys to get it on, to stop with all the slobbery kissing and have sex. Stop with the underwear on the head, stop having sex with fruit. (The peach lobby should be heard on this, peaches were hurt in the making of this film, so sad.)
I like lustful movies and there was enough lust in this movie to fill a swimming pool. I also like sex in a movie and there wasn't enough sex in this movie to fill a thimble. Again, too much kissing, too much groaning and not enough naked bodies. Hey, just saying.
But it is beautiful to look at (while snooze inducing) and the two men are lovely. It is the old trop coming of age story, and perhaps I am tired of that. However, the movie "Lady Bird" was a coming of age movie as well and had some kissing and some sex and was so much better. It was much more real, less bucolic, had sarcasm and wit and at the same time love and longing and lust. It had no cows but no one missed them. And no peaches were hurt in the making of "Lady Bird".
Hey, just my opinion...... but I still feel bad for the peach.
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