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Jun 09, 2022myesilyurt78 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
"Gomorrah" can really be boiled down to being described as an Italian neorealist version of "The Wire"; imperfect characters doomed to suffer and/or die are trapped within institutions that have no issue grinding them down for their own…
Jun 07, 2022Maoisdead rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is one great movie by director Matteo Garrone. It's a living example of contemporary neorealist cinema. Based on Roberto Saviano's homonymous bestseller, the movie explores the world of one of the most atrocious criminal organizations…
Dec 27, 2020Punnoval rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Is this anything much more than one (or even two) seasons of "The Wire" condensed into one 2 hour+ flick? Just like "The Wire", this takes place in a big city slum where there is a huge amount of drug activity. However, it feels closer to…
Feb 01, 2020vtrinh_sccl rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Gripping stories telling which requires a bit of concentration. My guess is this film will not likely win the photography category.
Oct 29, 2019yumsushi rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
I thought this would be the Italian version of "city of God" and it was in a way, but I didn't care about the majority of characters and all in all, it was shot in such a cold documentary like manner that you honestly was not surprised by…
Apr 14, 2019Lebowski007 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Is this film a documentary? I don't know. Certain characters, who maybe (?) represent reality, are followed along their aimless, violent, short lives. To me, it would be better to say, at the outset, "everything here is based on true…
Feb 27, 2019lukasevansherman rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The gangster/mob movie is nearly as cinema itself and there are many classics in the genre. Yet there are a few Italian gangster movies (At least that I know of.). The 2008 film "Gomorra" is based on a book by a journalist who investigated…
Oct 26, 2017RoyalJellyIII rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Over the course of this sprawling mosaic about the world's most fearsome Mafia organization, the Neapolitan Camorra, [director] Garrone makes the business look like a beast of many tentacles, spreading misery and death to everyone it…
NeoRauch
Oct 25, 2017NeoRauch rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Interesting film-the movie features five different storylines that are intertwined, almost to the point of becoming a montage. Each story features characters that are very genuine, with impeccable acting and writing. Despite the movie's…
Dec 10, 2016karmafarmer rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Skip it and watch "City of God" 2002
Sep 27, 2016Hypatya rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is a tough movie to watch. The realities of Italian mafia are presented as they are, no wonder the writer had to be protected by the police for making this movie! At the beginning it may appear slow, but as the movie progresses…
Apr 12, 2015Nursebob rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The infamous Neapolitan crime syndicate, known collectively as the “Camorra”, is responsible for forty thousand murders over the last thirty years and has financial interests which reach clear across the globe. So reads a rapid-fire…
Froster
Nov 29, 2014Froster rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Immediately one understands why Martin Scorsese "presents" this film. It is as thoroughgoing a deglamorization of the mafia as one is likely to see, and it is done in a trendily "affectless" documentary style. Perhaps Mr. Scorsese is…
jjd66
Apr 02, 2014
It actually has an option for subtitles from the set-up menu, but on the copy I had, when you select English Subtitles, it does not show subtitles. Weird....
Nov 13, 2013
An excellent film. Great characterization and atmosphere.
Oct 21, 2013jimg2000 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Want a different but brutal perspective of Italy and global economy? Based on RACHEL DONADIO's book Published: November 25, 2007 To the average tourist, or even the devoted Italophile, the Italy of Roberto Saviano’s “Gomorrah” is an…
Jun 16, 2013
It says Italian, are there english subtitles?
btmslt
May 23, 2013btmslt rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
A very slow moving film about the mafia. I did not watch most of it.
Mar 17, 2013Red_Sox rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Just because it's a foreign movie doesn't mean it's any good.
Mar 16, 2013Monolith rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Gritty, gripping realism in a multi-faceted contemporary crime docudrama set in Naples. There's much to digest, what with five individual stories transpiring simultaneously. A bit chaotic, but I got in the groove eventually. Very well…
lasertravis
May 20, 2012lasertravis rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Tightly wound mafia tale. Extremely genuine foreign film. Moves at a slow, but even, pace with some scenes of brutal, realistic violence. Follows several connected story arcs, that all come to interesting conclusions. Well acted with a…
nabab
Mar 20, 2011nabab rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
When a feature film feels like a documentary it is a testimony for the quality of the screenplay, the skill of direction and acting. Such is the case with "Gomorrah". It would be a slight benefit to read the book first, in order to fully…
Feb 26, 2011mexicanadiense rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Excellent film, it really sheds light on the squalid inner workings of organized crime in Naples without any undue romanticization. Hard hitting, if perhaps difficult to follow unless you're paying close attention.
Nov 27, 2009Michael rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Am I the only one who had this problem: Even though I clicked on the "English" version - as the choice given to start the movie... I got no "English-anything"! Only Italian or French was heard on this film. Even after this happened, I went…
Oct 19, 2009joseph rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Fair - Gomorrah (2008) 137 min. Foreign Language (Italian). Nominated for a Best Foreign Picture at the 2009 Oscars was a complete let down. Critics love this mob film. Probably because it's portrayed more like a documentary with real…