”Italian for Beginners” is a cloying series of oh-so-tentative flirtations that feature more sparkly eye contact than you’d find at an Osmond family reunion. For every sad impotent man, it seems, ...
[EDITOR’S NOTE: “Italian for Beginners” had its world premiere at the 2001 Berlin Film Festival. Following are excerpts from G. Allen Johnson’s review, first published by indieWIRE on Feb. 13, 2001.