Amore 14
2009, 95 minutes
An interesting juxtaposition in Love
Carolina (Veronica Olivier) is 13 when she finds Massi (Giuseppe Maggio), the boy (of her dreams, duh), loses contact with him and tries to reconnect. Not even technology can help her in the present age; she stumbles through the most part of a year (including her 14th birthday) pining over their precious day together. Yep, one day. But as you can remember – or would surely rather forget – that’s what you do at 13. Surprisingly juxtaposed with this is the story of her older brother Giovanni aka Rusty James (the striking Raniero Monaco Di Lapio); unhappily following his father’s wishes when he really wants to write and also weighed down by love and its heartache. What Moccia blatantly tries to show is that while Giovanni might be 20, it’s hard to grow out of the feelings gone through as a teenager; there are always other distractions, but an underlying want for what’s escaped you. Everyone’s been there and Moccia draws on this to create a basic story that’s somewhat been numerously repeated. The morals are positioned quite obviously – but they don’t overthrow the fun that this film manages to create for itself. Carolina’s two best friends (Beatrice Flammini and Flavia Roberto) are prime examples of the teenage stereotypes – the princess and the excessive eater, both with their own stories to share, and the group’s curiosity for information is heavily drawn upon. - See more at: http://moviedex.com/reviews/love-14-amore-14-review/#sthash.lt4gZ12Z.dpuf