Atrocious Tales of Love and Death

A film I have seen before that I just watched again, and it made me happy. It is a very solid crime comedy full of black humor, ironic exaggeration, and decent dialogue. Additionally, it is very well cast, as Marcello Mastroianni is an excellent character actor with charisma and Ornella Muti shined on the screen in the 70s thanks to her charm. She is not a great actress, but in her case, it is enough to simply be in the film and the male part of the audience melts. When it comes to classic beauty, I would probably prefer Catherine Deneuve, but when it comes to sensuality, those deep eyes of Ornella Muti reliably win. The film has a functional screenplay and well-written characters. It works both as a detective story and as a comedy, and it also has an interesting point. Overall impression: 75%. (05/13/2009)