Quartile rating: 7.5/10 · 1 rating
A group of former high school classmates meets for a reunion 15 years after graduation, only to discover that any innocence or friendship is long lost.
Carlo Verdone's ensemble dark comedy uses the reunion premise to deliver a scathing, precise portrait of Italian bourgeois mediocrity and moral failure. The plot is sharply structured, weaving multiple characters whose flaws emerge organically through interaction rather than exposition, earning a genuine 4. The large ensemble cast performs capably but unevenly, landing at a solid 3. Cinematography is functional and largely unremarkable, serving the material without distinguishing itself, earning a 2. While the reunion format isn't invented here, Verdone's particular Italian satirical bite and the density of social observation give it enough distinctiveness for a 3 in Novelty. The ending is bleak and unsparing — refusing any redemption or sentimentality — which makes it genuinely memorable and earns a 4.