Good concept, poorly executed.

Excellent, smart action film.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

I don't mind self deprecating humour, and Checco Zaldone is actually quite funny, but overall this film leaves a nasty taste in my mouth.To me this film seems nothing less than an EU propaganda vehicle to celebrate the destruction of the native European people and their cultures and achievements, by showing them in a denigrating fashion. The "better" alternative offered, is the globalized society where citizens have little social security, no national or racial pride, and where they are even submissive to non white races and females. This film is subliminally sending out a message to Italians that it's better that they sacrifice their "privileges," and open their borders to the invaders from Africa, and that they should give them all their assets, so that Itlaians are finally "liberated" from their "shameful" traditional way of life. This film has as its aim, to stem the resentment that people feel for the deeply corrupt traitorous Italian government that is human trafficking dangerous numbers of boat migrants into their country. This film is insidious propaganda for genocide of the native Europeans and it goes in the guise of light hearted comedy. Quo Vado? Going where? To hell, that's where.

The second film we have seen at the Italian film festival was an entertaining comedy starring one of the most popular actors and singers in Italy nowadays. The title 'Quo vado?' may send to serious philosophical and even Biblical connotations, but it's actually a light-heart comedy about the Italy and Europe of today.It's probably good not to take this film too seriously, especially using the political correctness filter. The main hero is a mid-class, mid-age, bold type living with his parents and enjoying what seems to be a for-life bureaucratic public servant position in a small place somewhere in Italy. One sunny day the skies fall on his head, as his job is going to be terminated because of an efficiency campaign. He either should resign, pocket some termination bonus and give up the good life, or fight for his job - which means being sent to all extreme places to perform the extreme job an Italian clerk is supposed to perform. The hero is sexist, ethnic prejudices and stereotypes abound, and he undeservedly accommodates any place and gets the smart and beautiful girl at the end (who just happens to have three different kids of three different races without having evener been married. No-PC? Thanks, God! Funny? yes - most of the time. Original? Not really, but who cares as long as we have a good time.Director Gennaro Nunziante relies on a script that could be as well the skeleton of a theater comedy or musical show, and on his leading star actor Checco Zalone who is apparently popular enough in Italy to assume the risk of lending his name to the hero. A few holy cows are tickled just enough not to cause too many waves and allow for the good spirit of comedy to prevail. It's easy but not stupid entertainment, and with this state of mind many viewers will enjoy it, I believe.

This film does a great job of parodying Italian stereotypes, especially, as others have mentioned, the tenured public servant. It features a fairly deplorable lead character, Checco Zalone, who embodies stereotypes of laziness, sexism and racism. His counterpart, played by Giovanardi, is his opposite: the modern, empowered woman, who has a past that would generally disturb more traditional conservatives, but which is obviously celebrated in the film. This film tries to parody Zalone's sexism and Euro-centric racism and rudeness, and attempts to demonstrate character growth in Zalone by mildly watering down these characteristics. However, ultimately it celebrates all of these things, by rewarding Zalone with the beautiful and incredible Valeria (why do obnoxious anti- heroes always get these types of intelligent women?) Stereotypes of ferocious, 'tribal Africans' (seemingly conflating Himba and Hamer peoples, while possibly being located in the Horn of Africa) go unquestioned, and, of course, end up loving the protagonist. Despite being offensive, if you actually want to think about the film's subtext, the film is well-paced, and offers some hilarious moments. Each actor plays his/her part admirably, and direction and editing are spot on. To those who advise not to take this film too seriously, perhaps examine the privileges you have that allow you to ignore repeated negative, stereotypes, and the triumph of the white male, regardless of his characteristics, in the vast majority of films, which contribute to reinforcing our daily acceptance of these things.

This movie isn't just a funny comedy. Checco is the main character: from when he was just a child, he wanted to become a public employee, to have all the privileges that an Italian public employee always has. He lives with his parents, his mom cooks for him and irons his clothes every day. He is engaged with a nice woman but he doesn't want to marry her because of the responsibilities he would have to take. Everything changes when the Italian law changes: every public office has to review the amount of office workers he has. Checco gets called to Rome with the purpose of getting him to dismiss but... the story gets really funny! I don't want to spoil too much so watch this movie, I am sure you'll laugh a lot.