The Next 365 Days
Laura and Massimo's relationship hangs in the balance as they try to overcome trust issues while a tenacious Nacho works to push them apart.
- Released:
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Stars: Anna-Maria Sieklucka, Michele Morrone, Magdalena Lamparska, Simone Susinna, Otar Saralidze, Ewa Kasprzyk, Dariusz Jakubowski, Ramón Langa, Tomasz Mandes, Natalia Siwiec, Karolina Pisarek, Rafał Iwaniuk, Robert Zdebski, Paulina Mabiala, Max Umer, Danilo Susinna, Blanka Lipińska, Ewa Lewandowska, Piotr Mandes, Andrzej Bakowski, Safi El Masri
- Director: Barbara Bialowas, Tomasz Mandes
Comments
- mallykimmel - 10 May 2024
Awww why they changed the story!!!
I did not like how different this was than the book. I liked that they didn't make Massimo the bad guy. But this last installment was so different and not good different. It was also so slow and nothing happened. I was waiting for the action that was in the third book. The first two movies veered a bit but they were so good. I don't understand what happened.
I also don't understand the comments. Worst series? Why did you watch the whole thing? Why did you watch enough to leave a review? What made you watch movie two and three after the first one? Who came here for the story?
After this movie I honestly do not know who she should pick. I guess we will never find out. - jboothmillard - 23 February 2023
The Next 365 Days
The original Polish film was silly, the second film, which ended on a cliffhanger, was equally naff, and only a short time later Netflix completed the trilogy, I knew it was going to be equally daft. Basically, Sicilian Mafia crime family leader Massimo Torricelli (Michele Morrone) is visiting a gravestone, revealed to be his twin brother Adriano. He then checks on his wife Laura (Anna-Maria Sieklucka), who survived and is healing from Adriano's attack. The doctor has recommended no intimacy between the couple as she should rest and heal, but Laura is sexually frustrated. Laura visits her friend Olga (Magdalena Lamparska) who also survived her gunshot, she is unsure what she should be doing being given a second chance at life. Laura tries to seduce Massimo during a business meeting, he gives in and goes into another room with her, and they have sex. After Massimo leaves, Olga finds her and recognises that they have had sex. While Laura and Olga are having lunch, Laura is shocked to receive a call from Marcelo "Nacho" Matos (Simone Susinna). She hangs up and talks about her time with him with Olga. They later go to a nightclub, along with Olga's boyfriend Domenico (Otar Saralidze), one of Massimo's Italian men. Massimo finds Laura and takes her to a private room where they watch a pole dancer. After a few minutes Laura steps up onstage and kisses the dancer, asks her to leave, and she and Massimo have sex. During the night, Laura wakes up in bed and goes downstairs to find Massimo drunk. They have an argument, as he accuses her of sleeping with Nacho whilst with him on his private island, and he tells her that Adriano told him that she was previously pregnant, and he never knew. Laura has a dream of making love to Nacho, and wakes up to find Massimo giving her cunnilingus, but he stops when he suspects she is hiding something from him. Later, Laura is angry and feeling her marriage is falling apart focuses on her career in fashion and being a brand ambassador. Massimo goes to a fetish club with some business associates. Olga is starting to plan her wedding to Domenico and Laura is with her to talk about it. In the club, a beautiful busty woman tries to seduce Massimo, who is high on cocaine, while the other businessmen have sex with women in the club, but he does not cheat on Laura and walks out. Laura and Olga are invited to the Lagos Fashion Fair, and travel to Portugal. Nacho is coincidentally staying there for a surfing competition; Laura is shocked to see him from a distance. Laura tries to avoid him but cannot stop having intense sexual dreams about him. Laura and Olga go to a club where the fashion show is taking place, Laura meets Maria (Paulina Klaudia Mabiala) who introduces to some people. While watching the show, Laura is reunited with Nacho's sister Amelia (Karolina Pisarek), while a drunken Olga is chased around the building by Vittorio (Rafal Iwaniuk), Laura's bodyguard. Eventually, Laura and Nacho encounter each other, he takes her to his car, and they have a conversation. Laura kisses him, and they eventually have sex on the beach. Nacho drives her back, and reveals that he saved Massimo's life, shooting Anna dead, because he knew Laura loved him. Knowing she also loves Massimo, Nacho says he wants her to want him, and is prepared to wait for her and not force her to be with him. A furious Massimo confronts her over what she got up during the night. Laura threatens divorce and asks for space, Massimo eventually respects her wishes. Olga finds out that Laura slept with Nacho and berates her, but eventually calms down and is supportive. Laura decides to return to Poland to be with her parents, Klara (Ewa Kasprzyk) and Tomasz (Dariusz Jakubowski). During dinner she admits she is unsure who she is truly in love with. Her mother mentions that Laura will have her 30th birthday soon, meaning it has been almost a year since she met Massimo, she encourages her daughter to prioritise her own happiness. Later, Laura has a dream of being in a threesome with Massimo and Nacho together, including the men kissing each other. Laura spends a day with her father, including riding on motorbikes. She receives a call from Olga who warns her that she overheard a conversation between Massimo and Domenico. Massimo knows of her affair with Nacho, and Olga is worries that he will murder her. But Laura is calm, she decides to return to Sicily to talk with Massimo. After arriving, she enters a taxi and is surprised to find Nacho posing as a chauffeur. He explains that his feelings for Laura were not initially love, but their friendship grew, and he developed feelings. He implores her to be with him, but she says she needs time to think, and Nacho once more agrees to wait. Laura meets with Massimo on the beach. He apologises for his previous controlling behaviour and feels sorry he could not support Laura when she lost the baby. Laura admits to having an affair with Nacho, and Massimo explains that his father taught him about the value of not forcing love. Massimo asks Laura to make a decision about whether she will with him or with Nacho, it ends with Laura not giving an answer. Also starring Ramón Langa as Don Fernando Matos, Tomasz Mandes as Tommaso, Massimo's cousin, and Natalia Siwiec as Emily. Morrone is good looking, Sieklucka is beautiful, and Susinna is good looking, but the chemistry between the lead female and either of her male leads is relatively alright. The film is overloaded with repetitive montage scenes of pop music, and the softcore porn style sex scenes are mixed, but more than anything the script is terrible, with a predictable love rivalry story. This is easily the least interesting of the three films, full of cliches and uninteresting dialogue, it is almost a repeat of the previous film, so much so that I often drifted off, it is just a boring and pointless erotic romantic drama. It was nominated the Razzies for Worst Remake, Rip-Off and Sequel (with 365 Days: This Day), and Worst Screen Combo for The 365 Days Sequels. Pretty poor!
