verna-a "Genova" is not without some merit but it is short on entertainment value. My review title is not to do with the mood of the film, it's simply that the lighting is so dark that it is hard to make out what is going on and after a while it scarcely seems worth trying. Another possible re-title for the film is "Life on Earth as the sun is going out". It's remarkable, the characters go to the beach but their faces are still mostly in the dark. They must be worried about the power bill in their apartment, because they don't turn the lights on. It does subtract from a film's ability to develop sympathy for the characters when the viewer can scarcely make out the expression on their faces. The city Genova does seem attractive and characterful in parts, but you can only tell from strips of sunlight. Just when a character seems about to walk out of a dark alley into a sunny square it's Cut! We can't have that! My hobbyhorse about the lighting apart, the characters seem quite plausible and the actors give good performances. Maybe it has authenticity in describing a year in a family's life after a bereavement, but I never succeeded in caring very much and was quite glad to reach the closing credits.

manuel-henzler87 This movie is just different. I was quite confused after the movie and had first to decide if i like the movie or not. I totally agree with other persons, that there is not really a rising story or a climax. I also agree that there are several scenes when you expect something to happen and it didn't happen anything. But that's exactly the reason why the movie is so subtly powerful. The whole story is very authentic. Every person handles the situation different, in his own way. The relation between the two sisters is displayed in a great way.... when you think what happened in the beginning and that the bigger sister didn't mention anything about that the whole time. A very good movie in detail.

rmonihan Why the hell was this made? I will never get any of this time back. My life is worse because of this movie. Not because the movie made it worse, but because I could have done something productive with the time. It's barely a travelogue. It's got no plot. It's got no dialogue. The story is stupid. The acting is barely adequate.Don't waste your time with this. It lacks substance. The best thing I can say is the teen girl is very pretty so you have something to look at, at times. Catherine Keener is really just not a good actress, she seems to play the same character in everything she does. She's got some kind of whiskey voice, too.Colin Firth is his usual, British, self. Nothing special.

Will Merrett I worked with Michael Winterbottom once on The Claim and did not like his directing style but I was crew, not talent so he had no impact on my job. However, I have watched a few of his films since then, and his style did not get any better from the other side of the lens. This film was very slow paced and I did not feel drawn into the story by the story , if you get my drift. The talent did a fine job with the script but it was a lacklustre script and a boring storyline. The film was called A Summer In Genoa when it came out on rental and was rented as it had Colin Firth in it, always a fine actor and well worth watching.I will careful check future films for Winterbottoms name and avoid them at all cost.