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If that expression, You Like It; It Like You, sounds vaguely familiar it's because it was the slogan printed on every bottle of the green soda pop bottle of the original national best selling lemon-lime beverage. Since IMDB is not an appropriate place for advertising, i shall not use its well known name.

I use that often forgotten expression in this review because this is a not a movie or documentary. It is a gathering of a few dozen musicians whose music has accompanied us through life. The Best of Times and The Worst of Times's musical tracks of your playlists, are valuable since the mindset and decision making train of thought processes are most difficult because there isn't a one size fits all.

The sequence are the pre-requisites that allowing you to yourself to feel "The Best of Times" happiness that some deny themselves from experiencing (for whatever reasons they choose or believe) Music that one associates with that time will offer a short-cut (or Cut to The Chase) and provide you the roadmap that worked well for you the last time. Conversely, "The Worst of Times" offers in addition to the roadmap but The Light at "The End of The Tunnel" that adds confidence which gives you strength to assist others.

The music was so satisfying, as was hearing Dick Clark who was at the top of his game. Fascinating to me was that Frankie Avalon, a top star in movies and record sales, displayed a rare gift of mastery of the saxophone.

Don't miss it if given the chance. You'll know more than half of the names. Now you have a face to match them. Additionally, you will have be heard 100% of some of their work during your lifetime. Look for Tom Scott, an indescribable young man whose resume shines brighter than some famous stars entire lifetime output. It takes a Village to accomplish raising a child. You get to meet the Village who raised these musicians to be the best of the best. It's refreshing to see artists whose primary objective is create art. Ego must be left at the door. Money is necessary to pay bills, feed your children (and yourself) and to keep the lights on. That taken care of and it's time to "Strike Up The Band!" The audience wants to see the show. What they don't realize is you too want to see and create it 10000 times more than them.

I began watching this and was sure that I was watching an actual student documentary. The opening credits read school something and the first scenes were that what you'd expect a school boys video would look like.

The director Marco Simone Puccioni was well versed in the subject matter and documentary making. (See trivia for more details)

Then we are introduced to Leone and his project partner Jacobo. The two are best friends and have chosen the Leone's circumstance of two fathers as their thesis.

Explained quickly and throughly Paola and Simone are lovers and after living together they decide they'd like a child. Italian law does permit two men to be a couple and therefore adoption is not available. But, as fate steps in with Paola former classmate Tilly (Jodhi May) willing to be the carrier. The sperm of both men are mixed, shaken and stirred into a cocktail.

Nine months later, "It's a Boy!" and the world welcomes Leone into the world and Paola and Simone welcome him into their lives. Tilly is known as the carrier, not the mother. In Italian "Dede" The story continues. Everybody in school thinks the boy with two fathers is gay. No big deal, except he's not. Why should he be gay, because his parents are?

Francesco Gheghi is realistic in his portrayal of Leone.

Very likable and easy to root for. He has a bright future ahead. "Il Filo Invisibile" its original Italian title is a quick paced One Hour forty-nine minutes.

It's a fun watch. Maybe an excellent rewatch, while making dinner or reading. The scenes are enjoyable and you don't need a great amount of processing power, giving my brain a needed breather. I think on additional viewings they'll be layers I missed.

An Alka Seltzer TV commercial in the early 70s had the classic line, "Try it. You'll Like It." I'd say that is apropos here.

(even more so, the protagonist in the TV commercial got a tummy ache. I assure you that won't be the case watching this)

Three Hundred Seventy-Five Pages and the job is to reduce it to One Hour Thirty-Seven Minutes on film and keep it honest and authentic. The original source material by author Benjamin Alite Sáenz is named TIME Magazine's "Best YA Book of All Time" (2021)" and selected as a "Printz Honor Book" who describes it as a "tender, honest exploration of identity." Publishers Weekly adds that "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" distills lyrical truths about family and friendship. That's some undertaking by Aitch Alberto, who serves this film masterfully as its screenwriter, producer and director. The ability to pluck the essence of the book's major emotional beats speaks of a complete immersion into the characters created by Mr Sáenz's and who continue their journey in the follow up book "Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World." The casting of Max Pelayo as Aristotle was brilliant, as was Reese Gonzalez as Dante.

Rarely does a movie come about that lingers with the viewer sufficiently so that they will be motivated to keep them alive in their hearts by reading the book. With the follow up book already available, that adds additional motivation to read them both.

With your imagination aided by Max and Reese's portrayal, it'll be easy going for even the most finicky readers.

There's bed a few similar entries like the film Red, White and Royal Blue and TV series like Young Royals and Heartstopper that deals in young adult first love. This movie tops them all in character development and likability. Done well, as it is done here is a treat to watch.

My 8 rating would be 8.5 if decimals were available. It misses a 9 by just a bit, maybe fifteen more minutes would have been helpful, as the story moves a bit too quickly in the middle.