Review of Gomorrah (2008) by Nick O — 20 Dec 2013
What I loved most about "Gomorrah" is how wonderfully it takes its time and is so completely unhurried in expounding and expanding on the density of its gritty, gorgeous sprawl. I've heard Danny Boyle say about his favorite movie "Apocalypse Now" that the reason he adores it is because it isn't perfect.
Hell, if that film isn't perfect, no way "Gomorrah" could possible be. Too bad, because I loved it. Take after long, crackerjack take director Matteo Garrone wants you to feel not only the tension but the quietness, the downtime and the heaviness of the thought and decision-making process that goes into enacting urban warfare.
Turns out that's a huge, 137-minute task. The best mob mosaic of its kind since "Amores Perros" "Gomorrah" is a wholly first-rate crime flick, and the rare one that isn't interested so much in detailing physical acts of killing as it is in exploring the mindset of violence being something that's deceptively homegrown.
It's got all the guts and unflinching grimness of a burned-out star.
This review of Gomorrah (2008) was written by Nick O on 20 Dec 2013.
Gomorrah has generally received positive reviews.
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