La corsa dell'innocente (1992)
English title: Flight of the Innocent
Directed by Carlo Carlei (Italy)
Boy actor: Manuel Colao

To be honest, I thought this film was rather mediocre. There is no real story or character development to keep your interest, and had it not been for the beautiful boy who plays the lead character, I probably would have tuned off before the end of the first half-hour.

Young Vito's entire family of criminals is massacred by a rival gang. Vito is the only survivor and he runs away... and keep running throughout the film, with a few villains on his trail, trying to kill him. He makes his way from the country to the city, where he meets his cousin or uncle (I forgot which). But Vito has to face the fact that his family was guilty of something (it was all so vague that I don't even remember exactly of what).

About halfway through the film, I really lost interest and started fast-forwarding the scenes that didn't involve the boy. Thankfully, there aren't too many of those, as he is the central character of the story.

Sort of half-recommended if you are a fan of the genre. There is some action and if I had cared for any of the characters, I might have been excited by it. It didn't work for me, but others might find it worth watching. (I admit I don't have much interest for this kind of film to begin with.)

The boy is absolutely beautiful, though, which in itself might make the whole film worth seeing. Here are a few pics. You can find more on Star Galaxy.
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Thanks for your comment Zabladowski. I saw that this one was in your top-20 after I poster my review, so I figured you wouldn't agree with my review.

It's possible that I didn't really make the effort to truly appreciate this one. Sometimes, one's state of mind can have a huge impact on the viewing experience, and perhaps I was just put off by what seemed to me like typical plotline.

I did notice that Vito was troubled by the realization of his family's crimes and that he tried to make peace with the other family. But for some reason, that element alone was not enough to really make me care about the character or film.

If I ever get another chance to see it, perhaps I'll give it another try.

I saw again this very good movie this afternoon. Manuel COLAO has a very good play in part of Vito. My movie rating is 9/10 !

I bought the DVD from amazon.it. It is in Italian with English sustitles.

I know members come and go, but he was a platnum member, which means he had been here quite a while!

Quantum wrote on 16. Mar 2013 at 08:54:

To Err is human, to REALLY mess it up, takes a computer!
and yes I'll watch out for more and let you know.