Anywhere Anytime

Directed by Milad Tangshir, Anywhere Anytime follows an undocumented Senegalese immigrant (Ibrahima Sambou’s Issa) living in Italy as he takes on a gig as a food-delivery bike rider. Filmmaker Tangshir, armed with a script written alongside Giaime Alonge and Daniele Gaglianone, delivers a predictably subdued drama that is, for the most part, far more involving and watchable than one might’ve anticipated, and there’s little doubt, certainly, that the picture benefits substantially from its raft of agreeable, attention-grabbing attributes – including a peppy, jazzy score, Sambou’s sympathetic performance, and Giuseppe Maio’s stylish visuals. And while the picture is sometimes just a little too slight for its own good, with the 80 minute running time occasionally pushed to its breaking point, Anywhere Anytime, which has been suffused with a smattering of unexpectedly compelling sequences and digressions, builds towards a progressively bleak third act that boasts a palpably gripping and engrossing feel – which ultimately cements the film’s place as a solid endeavor that bodes well for Tangshir’s future efforts behind the camera.

*** out of ****