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I have read the excellent book by Giorgio Faletti - a masterpiece - but only after 15 minutes of this movie I just wanted to stop there... main problem is that acting is mechanical, especially Mario Sgueglia has the same frowning and distressed expression and tone of voice all the time. Too many events have been squeezed in the film and one has no additional queues to understand who is who and what is going on... The main character Bravo in the book is a quite peaceful and philosophical person , in the movie he seems cold blooded and expressionless.

Do yourself a favor, read the book which is really well written.

You will wait in vain for something interesting to happen. Dog chasing away thieves, dog performing some hat tricks, dog running free and happy in the forests. NOTHING. Distilled boredom, endless scenes with a dog who is so inexpressive that could be made of wax. The sound track itself is plain sad and flat. The scene with the skunk in the garage is simply ridiculous, any decent actor would refuse to engage in something so nonsensical and sloppy.

I can only pity the people who have have seen this movie in a movie hall, at least I could carry on with my work while waiting in vain for something interesting to happen.

The first episode lacks the grace, the balance and the delicate drama of the first series. Also lacking is the in-depth technical medical analysis of other episodes. When Murphy and Kalu visit the homeless camp, the tones are those of a cheap horror B movie, it was almost pathetic.

I have been watching 5 times all Season 1 episodes and eagerly waiting for Season 2, but after this disappointment I don't have much expectation for the rest.