My Best Enemy

"The chemistry works just fine in a fluidly told, cross-generational tale about the destructiveness of making enemies and the importance of family. With winning thesps and nothing provincial about it, this is one Italian comedy that could travel around Europe"

"The most striking - and successful - aspect of My Best Enemy as a comedy is its profoundly serious themes; betrayal in marriage, troubled paternal relationships and a profoundly incompetent mother figure. The film's moods change as it passes through these various elements to make it a multi layered and complex story involving people who are a lot more complicated than simplistic comedy figures."

"Every now and then a film comes along that blows you away almost without you realising it. They usually revolve around flawed people and feature some unlikely but convincing relationships. For recent examples, think American Beauty, The Taste of Others (Le Gout des Autres) or The Upside of Anger. My Best Enemy (Il Mio Miglior Nemico) aspires to join such illustrious company - it has all the aforementioned plot criteria - but falls a little short."

"This highly entertaining comedy, a massive hit in its native Italy, stretches the boundaries of the genre in an attempt to add some emotional texture. It's not entirely successful. The ending is a bit glib and, paradoxically, leaves a couple of rather large loose ends hanging but it juggles comedy and pathos with some elegance."

"Ties together some neat themes, such as the lovely old adage that in losing everything you can gain more than what you had, and generally the film provides a good, solid romanticisation of Italy and life in general. In its high points My Best Enemy is cute and comical, and should appeal to a broad range of film and Italy lover."

"Despite the movie's flaws, the male leads, Verdone and Muccino, who both appeared in The Manual of Love, have obviously built an excellent rapport. Easy to watch, this comedy isn't a laugh a minute, but it certainly has more depth than your average romantic comedy."