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Crime Novel

Romanzo criminale

2005

Michele Placido

Stefano Accorsi, Kim Rossi Stuart, Pierfrancesco Favino, Jasmine Trinca ...

6.8

3,005

Drama A master criminal has his sights on conquering Rome's underworld in this exciting gangster epic, spanning more than 25 years of criminal activity in Italy.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Alan Morrison Empire	"Its easy to dub this 'the Italian GoodFellas'. An ambitious, bloody and engrossing work (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Stella Papamichael BBC	"You've seen it all before (...) Placido fails to put an original spin on the familiar chain of bloodletting and betrayal (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Trevor Johnston Time Out	"It does have a very generic feel (...) The storytelling here is murkier than required, causing the pace to flag alarmingly in the second half"	NEG
United States	Jay Weissberg Variety	"[It] rides full steam through Italy's years of terrorism in the '70s but loses force halfway through the two-hour-plus mark."	NEU
United Kingdom	Rob Mackie The Guardian	"It has been likened to Coppola and Scorsese, naturally enough, for the fact that it tries to give a gangster picture some scope and depth (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Anthony Quinn The Independent	"Michele Placido does a good job of juggling storylines around a central core, and it's an absorbing account of a society at war."	POS
United Kingdom	Lee Marshall Screendaily	"Though dogged by problems of pacing, especially in its second hour, this Italian 'Goodfellas' has a confidence that comes through in quickfireediting, a peppy pop soundtrack, and fine performances"	NEU

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