last nightan Italian movie of 2023, I think thriller as in the book Maybe even old-fashioned, old-fashioned, in this case, great attention to detail. Everything happens in Milan, everything is solved, at least in general, in just 24 hours. Which, coincidentally, are the last in the 35-year career of the policeman, who we will see again not coincidentally called Amore. Franco Amore. Among many other qualities that made him appreciated by those around him, apart from the fact that he has proven and will prove in these crucial hours that he is a good colleague, Amore also has the fact that he has not killed anyone in his 35-year career.

This detail, which would surely have featured prominently in a resignation speech, would become a vulnerability on this final night of service. This concerns Cosimo Farcello and a number of other corrupt police officers who have joined the Chinese mafia. The respective villains also take advantage of the fact that they want to secure their future, his and his family’s. Family relationships and how they are tested is one of the main themes of the film. Amore signed a contract to provide security services for a powerful Chinese man he had just saved from death.

That Chinese man has a son-in-law who is up to his head in uncleanliness. And although the agreement between Amore and the decent Chinese who hired him stipulated that the policeman would only start his service after he retired, the said son-in-law (dubious from the beginning and too uptight unlike his father-in-law, or as I think , this is one of the few errors of the manual signed by Andrea di Stefano), imposes the expected action on the honest policeman. That will end badly. First of all, with the death of Dino, Amore’s partner, as well as the theft of the contents of the diamond shipment that the Chinese were waiting for. This is followed by his recovery by Amore himself, the unwanted and abrupt involvement of Viviana, Amore’s wife. At one point, even Franco Amore sadly ironically compares them to Bonnie and Clyde.

Andrea Di Stefano’s film has it all. Action, tension, murder, blood, chases like in the movies, honest and corrupt cops, good and bad Chinese, family parties. Most important events take place at night. It is clear from the post that the cameraman Guido Macelotti is a professional of the first category. last night it lasts almost two hours, but you don’t feel the need to look at the clock. The editing by Giorgio Franchini is near flawless, and I found the score by Santi Pulverinti to be excellent.

For the role of Franco Amore, Andrea Di Stefano attracted Pierfrancesco Favino. Familiar to Romanian moviegoers traitor from Angels and demons or from Our glory years. You can read what the actor said in the interview in the magazine Viva it is clear that each of the two artists wanted a meeting. From what we see on the screen, it is clear that this happened under a favorable auspices. I think it was the same with the other actors in the cast. – Read the entire article and comment on Contributors.ro