A neurotic actor can’t look at women without objectifying them in Kim Rossi Stuart’s psychologically facile drama, “Tommaso.” Had producer Carlo Degli Esposti retained the originally announced title, “The Center of the World” (“Il centro del mondo”), the film would have lent more weight to Rossi Stuart’s intended critique of Italian male self-centeredness, whereas “Tommaso” just plays like a Woody Allen-esque portrait of an emotionally castrated guy with mommy issues. The women are definitely more sympathetic than the protagonist, but that doesn’t mean the movie makes insightful comments about the male-female divide. A reasonable success may accrue at home, though offshore chances are slim.
The last time we saw Tommaso was as a child temporarily abandoned by his mother in the director’s 2006 “Along the Ridge.” Now the boy has grown up and is played by Rossi Stuart (who previously took the father’s role) – well,...
The last time we saw Tommaso was as a child temporarily abandoned by his mother in the director’s 2006 “Along the Ridge.” Now the boy has grown up and is played by Rossi Stuart (who previously took the father’s role) – well,...
- 9/10/2016
- by Jay Weissberg
- Variety - Film News
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