FuzzyTagz
If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.
Hattie
I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
Zlatica
One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
jasontheterrible
You have never seen a femme fatale that is only 12 but there are many things in this film one will never see in another film. There is no nudity below the waste though sex is implied and shown facing the male on top of an obvious stand in. You still do not see anything though Simona is often nude and clearly shown from the waste up.The story is worthwhile because I am sure this kind of attraction happens all the time. The pedophile murderer does not hide his crime but this a such a dysfunctional family they accept him and Simona even wants to have his baby. You can also view this as a cautionary tale about marriages of convenience and/or money that really have no basis beyond that.The attraction between the child and the killer is believable in every way but the ending is not at all predictable and is worth the price of admission. Shall I call it a happy ending? Pretty close.
jadavix
There is only one reason why anyone would want to watch the tedious trudge through depravity that is "L'immoralita", and that's for perverts who want to see if a grown man really does get it on with an 11 year old girl during its run- time. He does.The filmmakers keep you in, er, suspense, for want of a better word, as there is only one scene in the movie that features any man-girl sex or child nudity. They must have known that was their only draw card. The movie's plot generates no reason to keep watching of its own. It's familiar giallo or poliziotteschi territory; miserable, upper-middle class people with the life sucked out of them wander around their sterile luxury. Enter a killer to a world so messed up no one cares what he's done, and you wonder who's going to kill who next, or at least you're supposed to.I couldn't care less, and neither do you. It's only one scene; maybe you can find it on Youtube.
PimpinAinttEasy
L'immoralita is a rather dull thriller-drama with some interesting moments. A child molester-killer who is on the run from the police, coops up with an extremely dysfunctional family consisting of a paraplegic and impotent father, sexually frustrated mother and their strange and sexually curious girl child.The director was interested in making a thriller - this aspect of the film is emphasized by the gangsters and the policeman who are out to get the child molester. But they came across as too cheesy. Their roles were ill conceived. The film works better as an intense drama with strong sexual elements.The conversations between the small girl and her father in which they refer to nature and animals offers some clues to the films themes. When the father says every action has a reaction, the girl responds, saying she understands - "it is like punishment at school, the worse the crime the harsher the punishment" This response foreshadows the film's ending.The aviary in the garden is used as a pretty blatant metaphor.Morricone's idyllic sounding score is used in many scenes by the director. It is such a simple melody on a piano, succeeded and punctuated by the violins and Edda Dell Orso's singing.I wouldn't really recommend this film. Some people seem to be interested in it due to the graphic sex scenes. I did not find them to be titillating.Lisa Gastoni is very good as the cruel and sexually frustrated mother. Karen Trentephol's (the child actress) performance is worth mentioning.
HumanoidOfFlesh
An 11 year-old girl befriends an injured man unaware that he is a paedophile killer.Her mother winds up having an affair with him which makes the girl jealous so she sets out to seduce him as well."L'Immoralita" by Massimo Pirri reminded me a little bit an infamous "Maladolescenza",but it was not as graphic.Still the sex scene between the girl and the killer may certainly upset some viewers,albeit the girl is clearly replaced by an older body-double.The story of "L'Immoralita" is morally dubious,however the acting is quite good and there is enough sleaze to satisfy any self-respecting smut peddler.I'd recommend this film for fans of Italian exploitation.7 out of 10.
