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- 100VarietyVarietyAn intensely political film so wildly inventive and witty that it will become a touchstone for years to come, Il Divo is a masterpiece for maverick helmer-scribe Paolo Sorrentino.
- 91Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumYou need know nothing about Italian politics to completely enjoy the fantastical, Fellini-fied, tragi-comic, biographical fun-for-all Il Divo.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterThe frequently outrageous Il Divo follows the career of one of the best-known and most tenacious figures in Italian political history in a lively, sensory-overload, cartoonlike fashion reminiscent of "Amelie" and "Moulin Rouge." The fact that it's often over-the-top goes with saying, and is part of the fun.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranSimultaneously exhilarating and confounding, dazzling and confusing, this is filmmaking of such verve and style that you likely won't care that you can't follow it completely.
- 88New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe highly stylized, often outrageously funny biopic is anchored by a devastating performance by Toni Servillo as Andreotti, brilliantly capturing the gnomic politician's trademark slouch and inexpressive face.
- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceIl Divo plays like an elegantly ritualized black comedy.
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenAs operatic cinema, it ranks alongside the best of Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola.
- 80The New YorkerAnthony LaneThe New YorkerAnthony LaneConsume with great caution, and with joy.
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyFortunately, there's always the fascination of watching actor Toni Servillo, who does a brilliant job of playing Andreotti (known as Beelzebub) as a kind of devil with a clown's exterior.
- 67The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasThrough Sorrentino's lens, Andreotti's chief lieutenants are made to look like Reservoir Dogs, with Andreotti as a calm, tight-lipped, upper-crust analog to Lawrence Tierney.