Gomorrah (15)

Thursday 5th November 2009
Matteo Garrone 2008- 137 mins
Italy
Language: Italian/Mandarin/French

A contemporary mob drama that focuses on Napels' Camorra criminal underworld, deftly weaving five stories of people drawn into the mob's influence.  "Great films change the way we think about cinema.  A masterpiece can alter our perception of life. Gomorrah is one of those rare movies."  (James Christopher, "The Times")

Score:    69.32%

Some members' comments:

Grim 'realism'.  A powerful snapshot of a growing force.
Bleak
Depressingly true to life.
Though parts were hard to follow at times, as a documentary almost brilliant.
Kept watching but not sure why.
Found it hard to follow. What a place!
If only they had our Alan Johston to sort out their drugs problem!
Bloody gang war, plus a little nudity.  Great.
Chilling.

Did it have any redeeming attributes - certainly there was no chance of redemption.
Very depressing but excellent camera work.

Do we really need a very predictable film to tell us this?