Parents' Guide to Robbing Mussolini

Movie NR 2022 90 minutes
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JK Sooja By JK Sooja , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 15+

WWII heist caper has gun violence, language.

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What's the Story?

In ROBBING MUSSOLINI, a group of misfit, anti-fascist thieves plan to steal Mussolini's treasure, rumored to be worth millions. Partially based on true events, this caper pits fascists against heroes with hearts of gold. Will they manage to get away with a fortune? Or will they be caught by the brutal fascist regime?

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
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There's a lot to like in this quickly-paced crime/heist caper. But there are smaller problems that keep Robbing Mussolini from being fantastic. Put simply, there's nothing surprising about this story, nothing surprising about the action, the plot, how relationships turn out, and so on. Everything is done well enough, the acting, the writing, the scene compositions, and so forth, but it feels sometimes like this movie is "on rails" (to borrow a critical phrase from the gaming world), which means that every scene, the plot generally, and how the story plays out, all feels like it was always going to be that way, no matter what the characters (or yourself, if playing a game) do or decide to do.

Ultimately, this does impact the suspension of disbelief, along with action sequences that are more slick than realistic, bad decisions that don't simply end with a hero's demise, and other action genre commonalities that can be sometimes forgiven because of the genre. But throw in a supporting cast of characters that aren't deep or developed, and soon the film begins to feel a bit cartoonish.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about violence in action movies. Did you find the violence and action in Robbing Mussolini exciting? What could have made the action and violence better?

  • Did you have any doubts that the heroes would succeed? Why or why not?

  • Did anything surprise you? Can you think of a surprising moment that could have happened that would've made the movie better?

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