Quartile rating: 5/10 · 1 rating
A ne'er-do-well who's married to a millionnaire realizes his financial trouble might be solved if his wife was dead - and sets out a plot to achieve just that. A remake of Dino Risi's "il vedovo".
Aspirante vedovo is a remake of Dino Risi's classic 1959 comedy Il Vedovo, offering little that distinguishes it from its source material. The plot follows the familiar bumbling husband-trying-to-eliminate-rich-wife formula without meaningful updates or fresh perspective. Acting is unremarkable for this type of broad Italian comedy, and the cinematography is functional at best. As a remake of a well-known Italian classic with no distinctive voice or reinvention, its Novelty score suffers significantly. The ending, consistent with the genre's conventions, delivers little surprise. Overall the film lands well below average across most dimensions, consistent with its modest TMDB rating.