A: A fictionalized true-life glimpse into the modern day Italian Mafia in Naples, knows as The Camorra.
Q: Who’s in the movie?
A: Salvatore Abruzzese, Simone Sacchettino, Gianfelice Imparato, Maria Nazionale, Carlo Del Sorbo, Toni Servillo, Carmine Paternoster, Salvatore Cantalupo, Gigio Morra, Ronghua Zhang, Marco Macor, Ciro Petrone
Q: Is this movie worth the price of admission?
A:
Stop! The first scene is fantastic, then you can go home.Q: Will this movie make me laugh?
A: After watching The Sopranos become a national pastime, it's hard to imagine a mob story devoid of a single humorous moment, but they pull it off here.
Q: Will this movie make me cry?
A: You would if you cared about even one of the characters in this film, especially considering most of them get killed. But you don't, so you won't.
Q: Will this movie be up for any awards?
A: Somehow, it has been nominated and won several big awards around the world. Not only that, but Martin Scorsese has decided to endorse this film by adding a "Martin Scorsese Presents" credit to the front of the film for American audience. So you can take his word for it, considering he is one of the premiere cinematic authorities on all matters mob, but I was bored out of my mind.
Q: How is the Acting?
A: Imagine Pulp Fiction. Now imagine it in Italian. Now take away all the funny parts. And voila!
Q: How is the Directing?
A: 2 hours and 17 minutes for 4 unrelated stories, all of which are uncompelling and add nothing to this tired old genre, besides the insight that Italians are dumb enough to get involved in this nonsense in their own country, as well as in ours. If the director wasn't going to do something original, then at least he should have cut the movie down to a palatable length. I checked my clock 3 times.
Q: How is the story/script?
A: Apparently the author of the book that this movie is based on, Roberto Saviano, had to go into hiding, and is under permanent police supervision, due to the death threats he received for exposing The Camorra's secrets. I'm still trying to figure out what special secrets this guy exposed about organized crime that we hadn't already deduced from seeing The Godfather, Goodfellas, and Analyze That.
Q: Where can I see the trailer?
A: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hky53gXyjX0
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