The Seduction of Mimi

Lina Wertmuller's The Seduction of Mimi is a delightful romping comedy about a young worker struggling to stay alive in a world controlled by a Mafia family who all have three moles on their right cheek. It borrows unabashedly from a host of Italian and American film convent ions, but only really manages to struggle along in their wake. The slapstick is a bit simple, the mock Fellini is artifically contrived, the theme a bit repetitious. However, it occasionally comes into its own with considerable flair and is always very amusing.