Grosso guaio all'Esquilino - La leggenda del kung fu

Screenplay is clumsy and pacing all over the place, acting is below amateurish. More than a movie, it looks like a collection of low quality Tik Tok videos, kept together by 80s and 90s random references. Lillo is irritating from beginning to end, humour is dumb and falls flat. It's a shame cause I really wanted to like this movie even if I knew it was a B-movie. The idea could have been interesting but the way YouNuts! Put it in place is a disaster. This movie is unfortunately as bad as their previous films. I managed to reach the end only because I am a fan of the genre, everyone else will stop watching after 20 minutes wondering "what is this mess, eww". YouNutes, if you read this review please stop making movies.

I started watching this with no expectations at all, couldn't sleep and it was something light. But it hooked me from beginning to end. This movie is a small apologue about self-esteem, friendship and the causes of bullying. It is set in a very human and multiethnic Rome, where coexistence and respect have value. A sort of Karate Kid transplanted into Piazza Vittorio with affection, humor, and lightness. Acting is good and all characters are credible, even though a little sketchy. Crescentini's portrait of Asia, the mother, is intense and strong and Lillo's stereotypes are working, as usual, but, above all, the young hero's acting is really good.