Avanti! 1972

Critics score:
87 / 100

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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: This 1972 release is the most underrated of all Billy Wilder comedies and arguably the one that comes closest to the sweet mastery and lilting grace of his mentor, Ernst Lubitsch. Read more

A.H. Weiler, New York Times: Intermittently funny, charming, cute and, unfortunately, over-long. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Avanti! isn't a laugh-a-minute kind of a movie, and it's too long by maybe half an hour. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Marvellous performances from Lemmon and Mills. Read more