The Deity (Il Divo)

"An intensely political film so wildly inventive and witty that it will become a touchstone for years to come."

"If the director never quite gets to the heart of the man, that's part of his point: Andreotti emerges from the film as a collection of fragments."

"Sorrentino's directorial flourishes are at least partly to blame for the lack of clarity; his ornate setpieces are frequently dazzling, but as they pile up over two hours, they wind up distracting as often as they illuminate."

"Director Paolo Sorrentino's knockout drama Il Divo concentrates on Andreotti's final government (1991-92) and subsequent legal battles."

"Consume with great caution, and with joy."

"Simultaneously exhilarating and confounding, dazzling and confusing..."

"Il Divo is best appreciated as the bizarre character study of an essentially unlovable man who somehow became one of his country's most successful leaders."

"A grim portrait of the trouble with modern Italy."

"After I saw Il Divo, I suppose I should have felt indignation. I suppose I should also have felt that way after "The Godfather." But such films present such mesmerizing figures that I simply regard them, astonished."