Veloce come il vento

This is a very enjoyable film. It's unpretentious, not particularly earth shattering and doesn't give any great moral message, but it's a fun drama, well filmed with some nice scenery and some amusing plot developments. The cast do a great job and I became engrossed in the story as the character interactions became more involved. The technical details were convincing and all in all the production values were pretty good. I didn't know before watching that it was based on a true story, and this ensured that the plot was not schmaltzy and predictable; there were some funny diversions, but these were in keeping with the characters and not unrealistic. The ending was clever which is always a plus. Watching it with English subtitles while listening to the Italian was also great. It definitely enhanced my vocabulary due to the colloquialisms and levels of slang :-)