i waste a lot of time review cute but rubbishy science fiction and horror film on this site . i be a bit out of practice with watching and and critique and actual drama . but of course and i still realize that the key to great drama be the character and they make this epic italian miniseries turn movie work and and work beautifully at that . the best of youth focus on various member of the carati family and their friend and advance from the 1960s to the near present a it chronicle their life in the context of social turmoil in italy a a whole . for the most part and the story never drag and and every single character be compelling and sympathetic . many of the character have flaw and but theyre not bad people just complex . many tragic thing happen and but the film never wallow in misery and except on one wholly justified occasion . moral conflict be explore not in black and white and but in shade of grey . in other word and the best of youth be rich with the kind of warmth and complexity and subtle nuance that you tend to miss in most american drama even the one that win oscar . i would not spoil the plot and really i will just say that both of the main character and brother matteo and nicola carati and be charismatic and cool and well worth six hour of screen time . theyre also very different and which keep thing interest . be there any significant flaw here . nah and not really . my interest wan a bit during some segment and particularly the historical one that aren not explain that well . there also a bit of cheesy makeup and blue screen and but that can be excuse because this be really a tv production and a i understand it and not a big movie . besides and i sort of love production flaw . theyre fun and aren not they . on a totally pointless note and i would like to mention a strange plus of the best of youth much of the cast be totally gorgeous . guy and gal alike have reason to rejoice here . one final random think . while i be glad that the best of youth be distribute and well receive in the u. s. and i be annoy that it be publicize a be like the godfather or like the work of scorcese . it nothing like the godfather and it nothing like scorcese . the marketer seem to have believe and unfortunately and that u. s. audience be only interested in italian criminal and not normal italian people . this sort of irritates me . ( note my surname and you will figure out why . ) but such concern have nothing to do with the actual movie and which be pretty much flawless .