Renato Pozzetto
Papà Dice Messa

You can't argue with Pozzetto's charm as an actor, comedian, and whatever else. In this movie from 1996, where he takes on the roles of director, actor, and screenwriter, he really leaves much to be desired. The performances of the supporting actors, like the son, the son's girlfriend, or various extras here and there, provoke disgusted wonder because of the poor quality expressed. The role of Teocoli, playing a feisty trans with a tender heart, is insane.

Although I appreciate Renatone, I notice that he remains peripheral in this film. The most sheepish laughs come from Teocoli (Zobeide). Pozzetto is the priest of a notorious and peripheral Milanese parish that is completely unattended. A priest arrives to tell him things must change. Then the son arrives with his pregnant girlfriend. From the couple's performance, you would assume a puppy will be born. Then the son disappears, and Pozzetto befriends the plump girlfriend. Zobeide-Teocoli comes into play as the girlfriend's friend and proves generous in helping the bizarre couple in their search for the missing son entangled with drugs. In the end, after defeating bad guys and justice triumphing, everything turns out for the best, and the puppy, sorry, the child, is born. Teocoli makes me laugh. The quality of the film is abysmal, with immense peaks of lowbrow humor (see the area of prostitution with a trailer that overturns due to the daring nature of a client with a professional). Even I, who love the genre, find myself disappointed, salvaging only the shady character Zobeide.

A lowly little film, a thriller comedy disguised as a comic film, or a comic film disguised as a thriller comedy, it doesn't really matter. I quote Marco Poletti even before he expresses himself.