Title: A Real Bait and Switch
Product review: What a terrible movie. Not at all what I expected. Anticipating a sweeping biopic of Mussolini's ENTIRE life (especially considering the 307 minute run time) imagine my surprise when the film ends twenty years before the start of WWII! Instead we get Mussolini as a young ne'er do well aspiring Socialist. This is probably the least interesting part of Il Duce's life story. Rise and Fall? It showed neither. A more appropriate title would have been "Mussolini in Love" or maybe "Springtime for Mussolini." Also, what is with the picture at the bottom of the box? That (and the title) indicates that this would cover Mussolini's actual rise to power as the leader of Fascist Italy. Additionally, on the back of the box there is a picture of footage of German Soldiers in WWII that isn't even in the film! What is that about? If you are interested in Mussolini I recommend you sit this one out. If all you want to see is Antonio Banderas mug for the camera then I would suggest Zorro.
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