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Everybody Wants to Be Italian
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Everybody Wants to Be Italian reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 26 Metascore out of 100
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MPAA RATING: R for some sexual references

Starring Jay Jablonski, Cerina Vincent, John Kapelos, John Enos, Richard Libertini, Marisa Petroro, Dan Cortese, and Penny Marshall

Everybody Wants to be Italian tells the story of Jake Bianski, a handsome fishmonger still stuck on ex-girlfriend Isabella despite the fact that she left him eight years ago and is now married with three children. Fed up with their depressive pal’s unwillingness to let go of the past, Jake’s work friends set him up on a blind date with a smart, gorgeous veterinarian named Marisa at an Italian singles club party. Convinced that such a woman will not even consider dating a non-Italian, Jake passes himself off as a Bianchi instead of a Bianski as part of a crash course in faking his ethnicity. As Jake’s friendship with Marisa blossoms into romance, his past amore Isabella finally decides she wants him back after all, and Marisa takes off to Italy leaving Jake to decide whether to keep living in the past or embrace the promise of the future. (Roadside Attractions)


GENRE(S): Comedy  |  Romance  
WRITTEN BY: Jason Todd Ipson  
DIRECTED BY: Jason Todd Ipson  
RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: September 5, 2008 
RUNNING TIME: 128 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

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50
Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea
Full of clunky humor, battle-of-the-sexes musings and spicy accordion music, Everybody Wants to Be Italian is relentless - but not necessarily relentless fun.
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50
New York Post Lou Lumenick
The film plays out pretty much exactly as you would expect - which won't bother some people one iota.
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40
Variety Justin Chang
A clumsy but inoffensive romantic comedy.
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30
The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis
Features annoying characters navigating unbelievable situations.
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25
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
So awash in tired ethnic clichés that the story drowns.
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20
Village Voice Ella Taylor
Less a movie than a charm offensive beamed at those who thought "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" was a masterpiece.
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20
New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
As for that title, neither character is Italian, but each thinks the other is - a weak device designed purely to inspire a slew of stereotypes.
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