 Review by Paul Edwards The Godfather. The Godfather Part II. The Sopranos. Goodfellas. Mafia! Scarface. American Gangster. For some reason, However, in almost all the films mentioned above, there was a system that the mafia with a hierarchy, a Don who rules the company with an iron fist, the family, and general violence and terror to all rivals and double crossers. With the release of Gomorra is a series of interconnected yet unrelated stories. (Don’t think It’s also here in the beginning where we are first introduced to the music. The music almost doesn’t fit but at the same time it does. I think that’s because it is playing off all the notions, that maybe I had, from the films listed above. Most of the films up I mentioned earlier glorified the violence, like when Frank Lucas shot the neighborhood belligerent that owed him money in cold blood in the middle of the day with about 100 witnesses. Here, every death is examined and not forgotten by the filmmaker. There is always the reminder that these are people too. I felt that this film is right up there with some of the best foreign films, ever. In terms of quality, it is at least as good as The Counterfeiters, which won the Oscar for Best foreign Language film in 2007. So, whether you see this film OnDemand or in the theaters, grab a popcorn and enjoy the ride! 5 / 5 stars |
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