If I were you, Laura Chiatti and Marco Bocci divide social media: “But what’s the point”

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The Christmas tale of Rai 1 con Laura Chiatti e Marco Bocci won over the public. With 2,905,000 spectators equal to 18.9% Of sharethe mini-series If I were you won in ratings and on social i Well done there were so many. There couple of actors, who also share life together, was very much liked, as was the plot light and a little surreal, perfect for this festive atmosphere. Between one applause and another, however, there was no lack of observations either criticisms.

Many viewers found it If I were you too simile still film very well known and released in 2003: Crazy Friday. Here the main actresses were Jamie Lee Curtis e Lindsay Lohan and, just like Bocci and Chiatti, they too in the guise of madre e Daughterand they exchanged i bodies after a spell triggered by two fortune cookies. The comparison with such a famous film it was inevitablenot to mention the controversy because of previews broadcast on Rai 1 before broadcasting the film: a real one spoiler which disappointed many.

Social media divided on If I were you: Chiatti and Bocci work but the plot and spoilers disappoint

Opening the social you can read a lot Well done to the two protagonist actors of the first episode of If I were youbroadcast last night, Sunday 28 December 2025.“A real gem! What we needed! Fairy tale, real life, good feelings and the right dose of irony that never hurts. A perfect cast”, “Very cute, passed with flying colors”, “Chiatti and Bocci work together for the first time. Result? Crazy”, read on X.

Looking forward to seeing it second episode this evening, again on social media, many others have found the plot decidedly bit originaland at all simile a Crazy FridayDisney film from 2003: “Rai said: Let’s take inspiration from Freaky Friday and similar films, let’s add two who are really linked to each other so they already know each other and naturally with a tragic and sad story to tell”.

Numerous others criticismsinstead, were made at previews: “You’ve basically already shown the film #IfYouwere”, “But this craze of already showing half a film/fiction before it starts, as well as definitively postponing the prime time to 10pm, what utter bullshit is that?!?!”,”Ok, we’ve already seen the whole film, but what’s the point of giving a summary?”, “#ifwere always the same question every time: but why do you have to give a summary before it starts?”.

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