Honolulu Baby

Maurizio Nichetti is an eccentric maverick who repeatedly comes up with unique projects that, while they may be quite outlandish from the mainstream perspective, are nonetheless original. The great thing is that they are usually comedies. This film is one of his more average works. It's not a film that changes the view of film history or that could end up in the top rankings, but it contains several funny scenes that stick in the memory more than the film as a whole. The screenplay is weaker than the direction itself. Nevertheless, the idea of placing one unlucky man in a village inhabited only by women is interesting, and I think many male viewers genuinely envy Nichetti for it. The smaller role of Jean Rochefort as a sexually overwhelmed resident of the settlement is a delight. Overall impression: 60%. (05/05/2009)