Review of Avanti (2012) by Carla A — 04 Dec 2007

A real romantic comedy filled w/ delicious moments.

This review of Avanti (2012) was written by Carla A on 04 Dec 2007.

Avanti has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Tony Macklin (521) for Bright Lights Film Journal (22) on 24 Mar 2009

There is a lot of Billy Wilder in [Avanti!], including the idea that age is a state of mind…

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By Morten L (122) on 23 Nov 2007

Lemmon plays outstandingly well in this romantic comedy. Lots of laughter for you in this one…

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By Florian M (26) on 14 Nov 2007

The most romantic comedy ever - pure 70ies Italy - the wonderful music matches the light hearted tone perfectly…

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By Marylew B (26) on 15 Oct 2009

Not bad but a surprising number of boobs for the age of the film…

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By Timothy M (796) on 15 Aug 2010

As with many of Billy Wilder's classics, Avanti creates almost its own language in how the characters communicate with one another…

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By Michael Y (583) on 26 Nov 2009

Liked this Late Billy Wilder romantic comedy, which again stars one of Billy Wilder's regulars, Jack Lemmon. Good performances by the leads…

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By Edith N (976) on 06 Nov 2010

Better With Some Serious Editing Not long ago, I stopped reading a book about comedy…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 22 Oct 2004

Avanti! isn't a laugh-a-minute kind of a movie, and it's too long by maybe half an hour…

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By Sarah H (1,870) on 09 Jun 2007

La olvidada obra maestra de Billy Wilder y su ultima gran pelicula, Italia, Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills, el mediterraneo, Ischia, Permesso, Avanti…

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By Ryan K (1,614) on 22 Sep 2008

Good, but this has to be the slowest Wilder film I've seen…

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