Gomorra
Gomorra: Italian crime film that half follows a young chav, tailor, ‘businessman’, two youths and mid-level gangster – who are all vaguely linked by “the war” (between rival wannabe mafioso gangs). Sounded good, and the trailer made it look like an epic, but it wasn’t the case. Because all the main characters share the screen you never have enough time to connect to them, which makes you feel nothing but indifference. I literally spent the latter half of the film contemplating whether or not to turn it off, and trying to figure when it would all come together – which it never really did. The soundtrack’s crammed with terrible Euro Dance & Pop. This film would have been better if I i) had Italian heritage, ii) was interested in Italian life, iii) wanted to know how not to be a gangster or run a crime ring. Totally underwhelming.
Score: 3/10
I was really looking forward to this but like you say it never comes together, has no direction and is too slow. I was pretty underwhelmed when it ended and they hadn’t connected any of the various threads.
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Totally, I watched it with a few friends and we sat in stunned silence after this… Still genuinely shocked that this has got so much acclaim.
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