TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

bubblegun-1 I was really excited to see this film because I loved Hamam and I wasn't disappointed at all. Saturn in Opposition is really about a way of life that I feel lucky enough to have. It tells the story of a group of people who exist and stick together when faced with loss, difficulty and beside differences. I've always liked to think of friendship as a type of love. And I hope Mr Ozpetek would agree with me. The visual style is somewhat impulsive, but that makes the film more alive, personal. I'd recommend Saturn in Opposition to anyone who likes films about real life, friendship, emotionality, vulnerability. It carries a distinct European sensibility that I respect very much.

ekeby This is a film that tries to do for men what countless movies have done for women: expose the real pain men feel when love is lost. We've seen the genre exploited for the female market ad infinitum. We rarely see it for men.That's the theme of this movie: how do men deal with the loss of love? For those of you who have seen it and are questioning what the movie was about, consider it. . . . There's the lover who abandons, the lover who is abandoned, the father who rejected, and the lover whose lover dies. Aside from the title, a major clue is the reference to "Rebecca," a film about a man who grieves for lost love, and yet who is accused of murdering that love. It is perhaps the ultimate movie about submerged male emotion. In that film the woman (the second wife) is both a participant and an observer, as is the case with most of the women in this film. Then there's the title, a reference to a Saturnalia, a "party" where traditional roles are reversed. In this movie, it is the women who observe the men dealing with lost love, not the other way around as it usually is.It's not difficult for me to understand the "tepid response" of some reviewers, particularly those who are male. Males are so unplugged from this part of life that it is understandable they could watch a whole movie about lost love and not recognize what it is.

TOM O'LEARY This delicate, moving and absorbing film continues director Ferzan Ozpetek's growth as a great film artist. His movie STEAM possessed a sweet sensuality that was potent and moving. His movie HIS SECRET LIFE is a sexy little masterpiece. It is moving and funny. And, like I said, very sexy. With SATURN IN OPPOSITION, Ozpetek teams up again with the gorgeous Italian actor Stefano Accorsi. This actor added sensuality to every scene in HIS SECRET LIFE. Stefano continues to bring his amazing heat to SATURN IN OPPOSITION. This movie is an ensemble piece in every sense of the word. A group of friends are thrown into turmoil when the most beloved member of their group is struck down in his prime. How the friends and lovers and former lovers survive this tragedy is heartwarming and very moving. If this movie does not get to you then you have no heart. Period.

nolfese A good cast - Ambra Angiolini is stunning, Serra Yilmaz is captivating, Margherita Buy is lovely and Lunetta Savino is herself, eminently watchable although memories of "raccontami" surface "in continuo". Precluding the utterly banal homosexual sub-plot which by now we're all completely bored with the film is quite engaging. There are some lovely scenes from the streets of Rome and the film is very true to modern everyday parlance. The question that remains after watching it is, "what were you trying to tell me Ferzan?". Perhaps he didn't want to say anything but just felt like making a film about some average people, in which case he should have chucked out the homosexual aspect altogether.One of the best aspects of this film is the theme song that goes with it which was written and performed by Neffa. The video is excellent - even if it doesn't quite concentrate enough on Ambra Angiolini!Nearly but not quite - three out of ten.