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.
黄金时代好莱坞的无数作品都不过是这句话的变式。其中我最喜欢的，欲望号街车中白兰芝身上既有故作姿态的仓惶可笑，又有求而不得的衰弱可悲，更时常迸发出追求精神的高贵光芒。
《关于一心转行导演的艾伦索金用三部电影把三十余年编剧生涯的reputation败了个精光这件事》
演员确实很好，但和电影品质没关系，完全为了冲演技而设计的片子，颁奖季特供
7.0/J.K.Simmons和Javier Bardem咋就那么像呢…
整部电影有点流水账的感觉，但基德曼的表演还是不错的
又是一部稀松平常的传记片，看完完全没看出来这是索金，甚至觉得片子里的各种comedy都要比片子本身有意思。妮可的表演有些用力，很多小细节都会让你为这个角色惋惜，但更多的时候你都会在想，这真的是个喜剧女演员吗？
这种闷对我而言就是欲盖弥彰，但盖不住的是滥用命题所致的空洞。
古希腊悲剧式的女性电影 妮可基德曼神级表演 @2022-01-01 02:48:19
艾伦索金的左派表达靠着字字珠玑的剧本，或许显得有一些力量，但从内容上看，过于自由、精英化的表达其实毁掉了其深刻性。妮可的表演确实是影后级的，但总是带着一种令人厌烦的熟练。这种剧中剧的设计，倒是真让人感怀影像那近乎妖术的魅力。但是说到底，电影还是资本的游戏，索金已经是局内人了。
剧本其实相当复杂，先不说时间线打乱下的各种戏中戏，台词包含的现实梗颇多，在结构上前后照应的伏笔也是一不留神就会错过。男女主都有一流表演，尤其是基德曼（可能特意化妆出来的效果）的脸假得仿佛动弹不得依然有出色发挥。不知现实如何，但最后那场戏，经过前面多番铺垫，昔日甜言蜜语式台词变作利刃直接让女主片场失语的编排实在厉害，不得不服。90
对基德曼人偶一样没有纹路没有表情的胀鼓鼓假面做足了心理准备。
艾伦索金的剧本一直都是十分工整的，女主露西的角色亦是，但角色要表达得过多，且故事走向也越来越乏味无聊，整体看下来并不吸引人。妮可倒是把握住了演技全开的机会，很有层次感。
p.s.21年的《曼克》，20年的《好莱坞往事》，19年的《一个明星的诞生》，最近几年的奥斯卡实在太爱倾诉娱乐圈里的苦，有点矫情了。
2022-03-24 很高效地单一场景做了不同时间比例的嵌套，当中拉开差别的表演方式只是叙事时空出入点的表象，真实的界限是目光聚焦的位置，望向表层或是注视内里。
和劳模那部The Eyes of Tammy Faye撞了题材，同样聚焦电视界传奇人物，无论是福音布道者塔米·菲还是喜剧女皇露西·鲍尔，其世界范围的知名度与受众情怀的局限性，决定了它们都是那类专门面向美国人民的颁奖季特供片。依旧是索金式话痨，全程状态紧绷，观感疲惫，高信息量台词密集输出，考验演员也折磨观众。把政治立场、事业风波、婚姻危机全部浓缩在一个拍摄工作周内，还塞进了一些无关紧要的内容，导致叙述核心失焦。时间线凌乱跳跃，无法从妆容扮相差别来区分，稍微分神就晕头转向，不时穿插的访谈回忆更是违和满满。剧作工整无趣，从头乏味到脚，能做到的也仅仅只是不难看的程度。和海报上着重展示的夫妻关系不同，电影几乎是纯捧妮可的大女主戏，其余角色都是众星拱月的工具人，所幸她也贡献了一些影后时刻，二封或有望。
用剧情拍摄的一周时间串联起两位公众人物的时代画像，婚姻危机，政治立场等剖面，看起来好像真的面面俱到，有争吵，有和解，有猜忌，有怀疑，也有女性主义的抒发片段。但真就流水账啊，艾伦·索金这两次的本子总给人一种争做三好学生的中等生，你看得到他真的有在努力诠释一个“圆形”，但却抹不掉那种努力中的刻意，你说他无聊，但他又表现的这么上进，而这种刻意就让人莫名没有好感。相信这样的“学生”，每个人的中学时代或多或少都曾遇到过类似的。
但太凌乱导致很冗长，观看途中停了3次
内容过于繁复，看得非常累。若看完一部传记电影观众依旧没兴趣去了解主人公生平，那它应该就是失败的了。
好啰嗦，好无聊...legend ma发挥偶尔精彩
男主凭一己之力完成了一部电影，但还是掩盖不了拉垮的本质，为了剧情而剧情！
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