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"If Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, and Federico Fellini had a love child, Sorrentino would be it." - NYMag
"As operatic cinema, it ranks alongside the best of Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola." - NYTimes

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/04/5_reasons_why_paolo_sorrentino.html
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaqgMHPyzlk

I had not seen the trailer when I went to see this so I really had no idea what I was in for.  The story itself can be confusing so the film begins with a dozen title cards to setup the film, which I can imagine were added for the US release.  Probably due to feeling a little lost in the story I did not love the film as much as I loved the filmmaking.  The music, editing, photography were completely brilliant.  It was rare to see a film where the filmmaker outshined the effort while still avoiding the style over substance, but I knew I was watching a master even if this wasn't his masterpiece.

I'm interested, but this trailer seems as misleading as the one for The Road.

I saw this a while ago at a festival.  I was fairly bored by it.  The filmmaking is very nice to watch, as mod said, I didn't fully understand the story--though I'm pretty sure I got the point just because the characters are very clear, so I could keep track of who was doing what with what intention even though I didn't always know how.  I just can't say I found it gripping.  It's a very smooth film.