
Director: Matteo Garrone
Writer: Roberto Saviano (book) and Maurizio Braucci (screenplay)
Genre: Crime/Drama
Gomorra, although certainly not the greatest mafia movie ever made, is a good film. The acting is odd at times, but never gives that awful sinking feeling that bad performances give. The story was actually hard to follow. Watching the film in three sessions very late at night probably did not help that out much, but overall the film did feel a little scattered. There are competing forces in this mafia and the very is taken through a few different angles of the situation so that you can sympathize with each group in a certain sick way. Really you just feel sorry for the innocent that found themselves caught in the mix; there were few innocent in the film though so it doesn’t get too emotional.

The real heart of the film is the fact that it feels so real. There is emotion in the realization that there are things very close to this actually happening in the world. Films that gloss everything over and pay no attention to making a film connect with the viewer loose was is freely given to every filmmaker; reality. Gomorra is able to strike to the real human aspect of the story and present it in a believable and almost nonchalant manner. The fact that it does not become full of itself makes it seem as if it is almost downplaying the atrocities that may have actually taken place in real life. The directing is the driver of this emotion throughout the film, but the story and acting are able to make everything fit together.

It is obvious that there are some professional actors in the film and some people that may have never even thought about being in a film that they just grabbed off the street. None of the performances really stand out so that your are not stuck with this thought that there is one person in the equation that is more important than the next. All of the players come together to make their world the way that it is. This is the major difference from most mafia movies made and the reason why Gomorra actually could be considered as great as some people say it is. The truth is that it never gives as much gore or a sense of power that is always yearned for in a film about mafia. This is the only aspect of the film that truly brings it down. If you went into the film not expecting it to have anything to do with mafia and blood money you might find a real gem that is otherwise covered by a sea of cliche mafia film expectations.

The Skinny Version
Well worth the watch for anyone interested in mafia or crime dramas
Raw Score: 803,998
Sharon Movie? No







































