I will start by saying that I love the idea of empowering women and conveying how important it is to accept and love yourself especially with the help of a very unusual guardian angel who is an actual pornstar.
I was really happy to see that it was not another film with a makeover trope but a real "this is who I am and this is more than enough" message.
However it is not great to cast an actress that is very beautiful with a conventionally attractive body to play an "overweight" woman and use a body double for the nude scenes and ridiculous clothes to mimic that said body when they are definitely very talented actress that would fit the description. I find it highly hypocritical and completely against the message.
The story is not really believable (I am talking about the main story not the supernatural elements of crochet doll orgies and invisible friends) and the main character has quite a lot of flaws where she treats other rather badly but never apologises. It's reminded me a lot of Bridget Jones as well.
It's also full is silly cliches and some poor acting from supporting roles.
I think the best part, apart from the overall message, is the unlikely Valentina Nappi who is really great and funny at playing herself and empowering women in the meantime. Without her performance I would have given an even lower rating.
Still Fabulous
2024 [ITALIAN]
Action / Comedy / Romance
Plot summary
Stuck in a dead-end career and on a string of terrible dates, the life of 30-something Maddalena is a total mess until one day, she meets an unlikely imaginary friend who comes to her in the form of real-life porn star Valentina Nappi. Her mission? To teach Maddalena everything she needs to know about life, sex, and love. Also starring Raoul Bova and Alessandro Tiberi.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
February 26, 2024 at 09:00 PM
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Lovely theme poor execution
Be yourself
No pun intended - it is not easy to just be yourself nowadays. There is so much pressure - even more so with women. It is all about looks - about how you present yourself. And if you do not fit into the current "beauty" standard ... well you may as well bury yourself ... figuratively speaking of course.
Because if you do not have the self esteem, if you let others dictate how you should feel about yourself (and your looks) ... well that will not turn out good for you. Or anyone for that matter of course. The movie may be too on the nose (or other body parts for that matter) and it may be a bit too sexual at times (do not be prude, an adult film star has quite a significant role in this) ... but overall the message is important and the movie is doing a fine job conveying it. I am all for positivity .. cliches included of course ...