by Angela Baldassarre Le faremo tanto male Directed by Pino Quartullo. Starring Pino Quartullo, Ricky Memphis and Stefania Sandrelli. Although the film is based on a play, and even though its premise is politically correct, Le faremo tanto male is little more than a compendium of scenarios that are full of humorless situational comedy and void of any insightful dialogue. Two best friends (Pino Quartullo and Ricky Memphis) kidnap a famous television celebrity (veteran Italian diva Stefania Sandrelli) and hold her hostage until a factory of furs is closed down. The two, however, are incompetent and end up causing more damage than suspected. Needless to say Quartullo's intentions were honorable for a first film, but the direction here is almost nil and the execution is silly and lazy at best. The text is pretty banal, and the comedy paradoxal. Even the presence of Sandrelli is superfluous as she's unable to convey any credibility to this pretty implausible plot. Perhaps Quartullo should've paid more attention to making the audience reflect than laugh. Polvere di Napoli Directed by Antonio Capuano and Paolo Sorrentino. Starring Silvio Orlando, Lola Pagnani and Tonino Taiuti. Surreal and Fellinisque is how one would describe this immensely interesting tribute to one of Italy's most mysterious cities - Naples. Divided into five unrelated episodes, the movie is a magical and almost nightmarish journey into the darkest depths of the ancient city, all displayed in a cinematographically engrossing style. Episode 1: a doorman and a lord are in a dangerous card game with a couple of merchants; episode 2: two young lovers discuss the meaning of life and end up in a church; episode 3: an Argentine actor introduces his native Pompeii to his South American wife; episode 4: an unemployed man obsessed with movies thinks he sees Richard Gere in the street; episode 5: two saxophone players in town to play in a jazz competition, have their precious instruments stolen. There's plenty of humor in this unusual film, but none of it is conventional. Instead we are introduced to a new and exciting style of Italian filmmaking. Bulworth Starring Warren Beatty and Halle Berry. Directed by Warren Beatty. With age comes wisdom and bravery, and when a powerful Hollywood filmmaker like Beatty feels he can get away with anything, along comes the astounding Bulworth. An outrageous concept about a presidential candidate (Beatty) who's put a contract out on his own life, the film dissects the American political spectre in a visceral and disturbingly hilarious manner. Even though the man gets a change of heart about dying after he realizes that his honesty is actually doing some good, the tension still brews and the humor isn't enough to rid the film of its ominous ending. A terrific script by Beatty and Jeremy Bisker, Bulworth is a memorable indictment of the U.S. government's inability to make sensible concessions to its people. Beatty is terrific. The film's only fault is the romantic angle where the sixtysomething lead wants us to believe that foxy twentysomething Halle Berry falls in love with him. It's an unnecessary addition which belittles Beatty's stature. Then again, men will be delusional boys. Cineplex Odeon cinemas. Woo Starring Jada Pinkett and Tommy Davidson. Directed by Daisy V.S. Mayer. As one of the industry's most interesting and attractive young stars, Jada Pinkett did a big boo-boo by accepting this silly and sophomoric role. Then again, that was before she and Will Smith tied the knot and the lady needed the money. Filmed in T.O., Woo stars Pinkett as an irresistibly sexy lady who's unable to meet the right guy. Snotty and self-absorbed, she nevertheless accepts a blind date with uptight Tommy Davidson, and the two spend an adventurous and wild evening on the town which involves nightclubs, robberies, and other ridiculous situations. In the end, of course, the two fall in love and live happily ever after. Pretty lame stuff that both actors might like to forget soon. Cineplex Odeon cinemas. Go Now Starring Robert Carlyle and Juliet Aubrey. Directed by Michael Winterbottom. It's Carlyle's recent success (Full Monty, Trainspotting) that's brought this 1995 movie out of retirement. Winterbottom, who's made great pics like Jude and Welcome to Sarajevo, is more sluggish and less focused on Go Now, but the admirable performances makes the flick worth renting for home viewing. Nick (Carlyle), a lively Scotsman loves to play soccer. His life improves when he meets and falls in love with Karen (Aubrey) and the two move in together. Life takes a sad turn when Nick is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and the young couple is forced to re-evaluate their relationship and their future. Go Now can't help but feel like a disease-of-the-week movie but the scenarios seem genuine enough and some of the situations are pretty poignant. Unfortunately the movie doesn't express a freshness needed for a tale of this genre. Famous Players cinemas. - a.b.