10 GIORNI SENZA MAMMA (WHEN MOM IS AWAY)
Watchable. It's Italian so, unsurprisingly, about mamma. OK, the set-up is versatile and there have been comedies about men forced to take care of children aplenty. Yet here you feel the celebration of the position of mom in Italy. It's predictably entertaining and raises quite a few laughs, e.g. the whole teeth situation. And the perfect employee Alessandro is a hilarious and wonderfully exaggerated comic character. Even with fine performances all round, it's Niccolò Senni who just blows you away as the nasty rival at work. The career subplot is weaved through the narrative and its ending is not 100% predictable. Funny lines include war terminology in childcare: "Don't give in!" "My children aren't my enemies." Unfortunately, at times it turns cringeworthy and superficial with over-used bad jokes, e.g. about menstruation. At least nappies don't recur as another recycled attempt at amusing. Although the whole film is skillfully constructed, with the second act starting satisfactorily early, the supportive office worker subplot lacks conclusion.
Reviewed from a screener. Cinematic impression might differ.
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