The performances by the actors in this film are outstanding, but it's just not complete. As much as I wanted to like this film, it bored me most of the time. The best parts were the personal interactions between the women, particularly Maggie Smith's character. Cher was hilarious as Elsa, and Lily Tomlin's Georgie is fantastic. The setting, however, doesn't fit -- as much as I enjoyed the interactions, they could have happened anywhere. I do recommend the film to those who are fans of the actors involved (especially fans of Lily Tomlin, she is GREAT!), but not to fans of World War II movies. It was nice to see a WW2 film about Mussolini rather than Hitler (and I must admit I enjoyed Claudio Spadaro's Mussolini), but this one is too cliche for my taste.
Review of Tea with Mussolini
