Monday, 5. January 2009

Short, independant flick reviews! Read about it, before you watch it!

Gomorra - read b4 watching

Short movie critic: A way too long movie about what the title says, the Italian mafiadisappointing :-(

The Plot: A conscienceless ass is making money out of dumping toxic waste anywhere he can, some kids steal mafia guns and dream of a bright future as kingpins, some other ones change sides in the ongoing mafia wars and sell out their friends. In my opinion there is barely something like a real plot in Gomorra :-(

Flickcritique says: Maybe it’s just me and a certain lack of understanding for Italian movies but most of the time I thought the movie was a bit naive, too long and kinda boring :-( It lacks an ongoing plot and a main character. Some of the dialogues a just trivial and appear a bit posed. I like mafia movies and I am kinda fan of Italian cinema but Gomorra did not convince me and I can not recommend it :-(

I’ve been thinking of similar movies that I’ve watched…There is Goodfellas (1990) and Casino (1995) but either of the are really similar, since these are American mafia movies… not sure I can compare Gomorra to anything but since it’s not worth watching anyways I can live with it ;-)

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It’s a Free World - a very up-to-date drama

In a nutshell: Angie, a bit slutty cos lonely, single mother working for a job service has to adjust her morality standards to the free world economy - a sad but very up-to-date drama :-( Worth watching!

The story: Angie (Kierston Wareing) gets sacked from recruitment agency, another job she did not like much. Fed up with constantly being on the lower end of the food chain she teams up with her flat mate Rose, to start their own recruitment business for non-nationals in the rapidly growing UK market. As their start-up takes off, the partners learn the hard rules of the industry and to know each other better then they possibly wished to.

Flickcritique says: In case you are wondering about the wicked movie ticket, I watched “It’s a Free World” (Polish title “Polak potrzebny od zaraz”) in the City of Krakow, Poland :-) It’s a sad but very real drama, showing the fate of the ones who try hard for their luck but who rarely succeed in finding a better life. The Polish title roughly says “Polish guy needed immediately”, so assumed the movie was more focused on the immigrants’ fate. In fact, it’s all about Angie and her family issues. The picture shown is dark and hopeless. The message the movie sends is adopt, stop caring about other people, lower your standards or else… I am sort of familiar with the fate of people who abandon their home place to find a better life, so I guess I can judge the flick fairly well. And I think it is very realistic, sad but very truth. I liked the movie, not necessarily the characters :-(

Conclusion: If you wanna watch a movie that is gonna make you think, go for “It’s a Free World” or “Polak potrzebny od zaraz”, if you are in Poland.

Watch it if you liked: I have no clue. Honestly, I can not think of any other movie that would be similar.

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