Fantasy Football Ruined Our Lives – Movie Review
First Reaction – Fantasy Football Ruined Our Lives reflects the chaos a small group of friends and obsession can get themselves in.
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Director: Alessio Maria Federici
Writer: Giulio Carrieri, Michele Bertini Malgarini (Screenplay)
Cast
- Giacomo Ferrara
- Silvia D’Amico
- Enrico Borello
- Anthonio Banno
- Francesco Russo
Plot: A Fantasy Football League group loses a member. When soccer enthusiast Andrea joins, it disrupts their dynamic. They must search for Gianni, who vanished following his bachelor party.
Runtime: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Fantasy Football Ruined Our Lives starts when a group of friends Simone (Ferrara), Gianni (Borello), Federico (Banno), Nicola (Russo), Jacopo (Giordano) and Francesco (Bottoni) prepare a Gianni’s wedding. However, the day of the wedding Gianni vanishes, and the friends become the prime suspects.
The group must search for a new player and Andrea (D’Amico) joins the league causing disruption in the ranks. With the police investigating the case, we follow the friends try to remember what happened to their friend, but the bigger secrets come to life.
Verdict on Fantasy Football Ruined Our Lives
Recap
The movie follows a group of friends whose friend goes missing the day before his wedding. However, the group become the prime suspects in the case, and a detective tries to figure out what happened. It leads them to explore their strange relationship in the fantasy football world.
Best Parts
The movie follows the chaotic series of events following a group of friends whose life is turned upside down. It shows they have become close but still have secrets in their lives. This has a feeling of The Hangover, with an over-the-top series of events during an event. It uses the love of fantasy football to create the chaotic events and we get good performances.
Worst Parts
Some of the comedy doesn’t click as well as others and if you don’t understand fantasy football or football in general it is harder to follow.
Final Thoughts – Fantasy Football Ruined Our Lives is a chaotic, Hangover like comedy.
