Suburra (2015)

You won't be disappointed!

So much average

As Good As It Gets

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

I never watched a lot of Italian movies but this one I will certainly watch again in the future. If you like crime stories then Subbura is for you. It has everything you can ask for. Corrupt politicians, different mafia families, bloody violent scenes, drugs and sex, religious scumbags, scandals and so on. The actors are all excellent and play their roles with much conviction. If you didn't knew they were actors you would really believe they are all mob related. The darkness drips of this movie. One of the better Italian film noir I've seen in a long time. If Stefano Sollima is planning on making more of those movies I'm going to be a fan. It's a long movie but with all the twists, violent scenes and great discussions you will never get bored.

A couple of years a go it was Scandinavian TV that was all the rage and now , thanks to the brilliant Gomorrah it seems to be Italian language mafia based TV that is the in thing. Suburra is in the same mould as Gomorrah although the protagonists are a little higher up the food chain . This is the story a politician who gets caught up with the local mafia when he asks someone to help him sort a problem that involves a dead girl in his hotel room. Firstly let me say this film looks stunning. The cinematography is breathtaking at times and it's complimented by a fantastic soundtrack from M83. There are some good performances especially from Pierfrancesco Favino (Malgradi ) and Alessandro Borghi (number 8) who I think we might be seeing more of in the future. Suburra is a film that will stay in the memory for a very long time. Highly Recommended.

I have seen and loved Gomorrah and the Gomorrah series (season 2 is coming this year in case you don't know, yeey), and went into seeing this with high expectations. I was not disappointed. Somehow after 3 weeks I keep thinking back to it and searching for similar movies/TV series. The main thing that detracts from the experience in my case is a movie with unrealistic/unbelievable plot/actions, this one doesn't have them imho so I was always focused on the action, not thinking about "this isn't believable, nobody would do that". The soundtrack definitely helps, I may be exaggerating but I put it up there with Drive and The Guest, it adds a whole new dimension to otherwise just above the average movies, making them great, making you want to watch them again. That's something I can't say for a lot of movies I've seen. So yeah, I think I'm gonna watch Suburra again tonight, enjoying it's high action pace, realism, brutality and soundtrack.

WOW...color me impressed. I just finished up and I have to say with the exception of a few moments that make me scratch my head in disbelief, I have to say this is a very good film. I was really shocked at how it ended with the two characters. I knew the dog would come into play sooner or later but where were the dudes people? Did they think he just stayed out in the rain. How unexpected was it that the very end played out like it did? VERY but I liked it. My questions below.What was up with the little boy? What happened to the hooker? Why did 8 have so few men around him? How on earth did dude manage to sneak up on him with all that open space? It is so weird that I find myself pulling for these bad guys?"8" really just wants a better life and he loves his girl. The girl just had his back and loved him...I guess. This was a suspenseful film and having lived in Italy, it's always a pleasure to see the country on film. I have no idea what the one guy that rated this film "1" was thinking about but after looking at his other ratings it would appear he is a kid that has no clue. Watch it. Solid 8 for me maybe 8.5 but I can't give half points and it's closer to 8 than 9.