Let it spin 2 – Offline, the review of Giampaolo Morelli’s film

Giampaolo Morelli tries again, following the classic sequel archetype. Given the tone, the general direction then focuses on action (in Neapolitan style), unleashing a comedy that blends with the lively approach. Self Let it spin he definitely made us laugh, Spin It 2 ​​- Offline it doesn’t alter the general structure too much, but it hooks onto a pretext that works in its chain of events. Pure entertainment, we would say, and Italian comedy that tries to differentiate itself, seeking relief from the usual paradigms.

As mentioned, Spin It 2 ​​- Offlinepresented as a preview at Comicon, therefore plays on the scheme of second chapter, trying to be bigger and funnier, but keeping a recognizable spirit at the center, both in Morelli’s direction and in the screenplay written together with Gianluca Ansanelli. As in Make it spin, here too we notice the director’s taste, filling that need that becomes a virtue even in the least relevant moments, or perhaps excessively derivative from that typical imagery of Anglo-Saxon cinema. It’s there, we understand it, we accept it in the universe giggionesque and distracted by an (un)expected sequel, which quietly provokes, opening up a now creeping doubt: could we go back to living without the internet?

What happens if the world goes offline?

A question asked by Natan (played by Morelli himself), who as an influencer ended up working as a promoter for a hobby and wallpaper warehouse. The internet has been down for a year. No wi-fi, no Instagram stories, no Whatsapp, no TikTok. In the general resignation, it seems that the downturn is due to an undefined terrorist attack. But something isn’t right. On the contrary, the mystery deepens: in the toilets of the Municipality there seems to be a weak signal. Natan, together with Arturo (Giovanni Esposito), Oreste (Fabio Balsamo) and Guglielmo (Ciro Priello), descend into another underground Naples, discovering that the internet is under attack by a group of hackers (Desirée Popper, Valeria Angione, Livio Kone), hired by the shadowy Muller (Christopher Lambert). Their outlaw association, in fact, tries in every way to block the reactivation of the network around the world.

Comedy according to Morelli

Pop cinema, sparkling, colorful (watch out for the photography by Davide Manca), for that title which, suddenly, changes the perspective and the meaning: Morelli, with the punctuality of laughter, faces the din of appearance by imagining an unbalanced world, in which the absence of the internet makes everyone more vulnerable, and in some way exposed to those (real) relationships that the great social media bubble has ended up incorporating. The path of bandrambling thanks to the logic of opposites, which always works well, will be that of a rediscovery that necessarily passes in the middle of the comic, however more refined for the universe of a film that never wants to take itself seriously.

After all, humor is the added value: it comes straight (and Neapolitan humor is very straight), it aims at the substance, at the spectator. And it will be even more union bands to make Make it run 2 – Offline more choral, and therefore probably more engaging in its many movements. If it is difficult to make good comedies, Morelli continues to improve in his career as a director, treating entertainment cinema with the same care that could be reserved for, let’s say, more serious cinema. A respect for the medium which, inevitably, is reflected in the final result, making us laugh and smile just enough. And in times of emotional disconnection, that’s no small thing.