无论是谁，活着总会有痛苦，所以即使是自己的缺陷，也必须爱着并且向前进。——《声之形》 Themovieisgenerallylackingincharacterdevelopment.Thefilmatonepointfollowsthecreepiest-lookinggangster(FlavioBuccifromthe"TheNightTrainMurders")tohishomewhereheisshackingupwithanothergangster'swifeandherkid,butmorethancharacterdevelopmentthisseemstobemoreanexcuseforanothersexscene.ThePlacidocharacterhasaninterestingflashbackofhimworkingonafilthyfishingbarge,whichiscontrastedwithafantasywhereheispilotingayacht.Thismovieisveryclass-consciousinthewayithasthispoorSicilianboyfallingforarich,northerngirl(theItaliantitle"LaOrca"comesfromthedesigneroutfitshe'swearing).Placidoisprettygoodhere,butthishandsome,light-complexionedhunkisnottooconvincingasalower-classSicilianruffian.AsforNeihaus,Ican'tdecideifsheisabadactress,orisjustplayingareallyobnoxiouscharacter(she'smoreParisHiltonthanPattyHearst).Shedoesgetnakedseveraltimeswhich,judgingfromtheEnglish,titlewastheprimaryconsideration.