Fernando Di Leo's "Milano Calibro 9" is an out-and-out masterpiece of Italian Crime cinema and, in my opinion, one of the most astonishing crime stories ever told. The first film in Di Leo's excellent 'Milieu' trilogy, "Milano Calibro 9" was followed by "La Mala Ordina" (aka. "Manhunt", also 1972) and the brilliant "Il Boss" (1973). The three films are not connected story-wise, but all three are excellent, and highly realistic portrayals of organized crime. As far as I am concerned "Manhunt" is (allthough excellent) slightly inferior to this one and "Il Boss" which both stand out as absolute all-time highlights of crime cinema. "Milano Calibro 9" is the best of them all, a film that is astonishing in all aspects, be it the ingenious plot that, apart from a compelling story and clever twists, includes social criticism, the performances, the gritty atmosphere and suspense or the brilliant score. I can hardly find the right words to express my admiration for this masterpiece which easily ranks among the greatest Gangster flicks ever brought to screen.
Gastone Moschin stars as Ugo Piazza, a tough and elliptical ex-convict who has just been released from prison. Immediately after his release, Ugo is approached by members of the Milan mob lead by the irascible gangster Rocco (Mario Adorf), as they suspect him to be responsible for the disappearance of a large sum of money belonging to their boss, an American (Lionel Stander) who controls the organized crime in Milan...
"Milano Calibro 9" is a film that delivers an astonishingly realistic mood of the underworld like hardly another. The intriguing storyline goes in hand with interesting characters, raw atmosphere, suspense and breathtaking action, social criticism and brutal violence. The film is simply stunning from the beginning to the end, which is even intensified by the brilliant score, a collaboration of the famous composer Luis Enríquez Bacalov and the Italian Progressive Rock band Osanna. Ugo Piazza must be one of the most charismatic gangster characters ever in cinema, and Gastone Moschin was the prefect choice for the role. Moschin delivers a brilliant performance, and the rest of the cast is also great. Mario Adorf is irascible like a rabid dog as the ferocious gangster Rocco, a role that fits him like a glove. The great Lionel Stander fits perfectly in his role of the American Mafia Don.
The two cop characters in the film are played by two of the greatest regulars of Italian genre-cinema, Luigi Pistilli and Frank Wolff (who committed suicide before the film was released). The ravishing Barbara Bouchet is astonishing and incredibly sexy in the role of Ugo Piazza's stripper girlfriend. Bouchet is both a stunning beauty and an excellent actress and this is doubtlessly one of her most memorable roles. This is also a political film and director Di Leo embedded a lot of social criticism about topics like corruption. This film simply has everything one can possibly desire in cinema. Films like "Milano Calibro 9" are the reason why I love cinema. This is an absolute masterpiece in all regards and, without exaggeration, one of the greatest Crime flicks ever made! The ingenious opening scene alone is more memorable than most films get in two hours.
4分
没有想象中好看，挺失望的。皮克斯里夹着一点迪士尼的味道，两边都不靠谱…（262）
中规中矩吧，除了开头用字幕和玩具总动员扯了一下情怀梗外，通篇就没有真正能打动人的东西，精神内核差的不是一点半点。想象力和故事上也没什么令人印象深刻的地方，不过技术什么还是挺不错的，制作水准不低，毕竟第一流的动画公司。
从良后的老白太可爱，可惜还是做着见不得光的捞偏门业务，看来我也得思考一下退休生活了。
真实事件改编，好温馨暖人的家庭和社区氛围呀
心中的喜剧片，好看没得说
轻松娱乐小品，我的邻居带我实现财富自由，居然是真事改编的。不工作就感觉没意思实在无法relate。
轻松而浪漫的电影好久没看到了。虽然是个程式化的美式大团圆电影，彩票只是引子，内容还是表达价值观。但这种价值观我愿意买。看腻了那些揭露人间丑恶的片子了，我只想大家都开心。
有意思的是现实中是MIT的group，电影里变成了Harvard…
真实事件改编，好温馨暖人的家庭和社区氛围呀
It’s more than a game to him. He finally got his talent to connect with people❤️
这电影最精彩的不只是捏把汗看老白（不是）研究彩票，彩票存在bug也好，反正彩票公司永远都是赚的！！！
Kind of“盛名之下，其实难副”… PS：矮个子那个真的不是乔佩西吗
大学生的那条线太假了，其他的都还好，轻喜剧设定，可看。
2022.7.11 很温馨有趣America的片子，人能在乏味的生活中，找到这样的意义，难得又羡慕。特别是夫妻俩的初衷就是为了帮助小镇（虽然这段铺垫得不好），蛮打动人的。
#豆瓣电影
竟然是真的！我也想有个贵人带我发财，啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊。何以解忧，唯有暴富！
看完了我都有想买彩票。人活着，还是有点助人为乐的胸怀啊。
好久沒有這種暖心輕鬆又不cheesy的電影了
7.7 整体还不错，不过观影后看了下Cinemaholic关于WinFall奖金机制的解析，发现影片没有对关键的roll down机制进行足够的解释，有点遗憾。最大看点大概在于根据真实事件改编，系统性的通过lottery赚钱！
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