Gomorrah (2016)

Sundance Channel | SundanceTV | HBO Max | Release Date: August 24, 2016

7.7	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Ratings

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o_retyNov 16, 2021

[S01] Solid and different (especially in pace) from your usual Hollywood fluff. Narration is slow and elaborate and the aesthetics show with equally elaborate, naturalistic precision all the dirt and the ugliness of Naples suburbs (which is[S01] Solid and different (especially in pace) from your usual Hollywood fluff. Narration is slow and elaborate and the aesthetics show with equally elaborate, naturalistic precision all the dirt and the ugliness of Naples suburbs (which is to stress the moral dirt and ugliness of their inhabitants). I don't buy everything that happens plot-wise though (i.e. one central character twist in the middle) and it was both too slow and violent for my linking.… Expand

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Sjge223Oct 13, 2021

This series is actually probably a 9.5 rather than a 10, but as the only other written review at this point is a 5, I figured I'd balance that out and give it a 10. This series is fantastic in so many ways, but as I only have so manyThis series is actually probably a 9.5 rather than a 10, but as the only other written review at this point is a 5, I figured I'd balance that out and give it a 10. This series is fantastic in so many ways, but as I only have so many characters, I'll be brief. Firstly, the setting is immersive and atmospheric. It's completely shot on location in Naples and later Spain, using mostly Neapolitan actors who, for the most part, are speaking Neapolitan rather than Italian. A good deal is shot in Secondigliano, an outlying area of Naples widely-known for Camorra activity, which brings a feel of gritty urban decay and grey, post-industrial despair to the series. The effect of all these factors is a completely authentic portrayal of the era and place.

Whenever I try to get friends to watch it, I pitch it as "Game of Thrones with coke and guns". Somewhat like Game of Thrones, it follows several of the individual members of one camorra clan as it falls to infighting and civil war. The characters are compelling and almost every one is developed and portrayed as complex human beings despite ranging from deeply morally ambiguous to near-evil. Another comparison I often see made is to The Sopranos. I think the comparison is apt as it also is a near deconstruction of the gangster genre. Some of the themes are organized crime eating the poor and an almost anti-machismo portrayal of male vulnerability, also seen in Sopranos. Last point, the soundtrack is unbelievably good. Mokadelic, an ambient, post-rock band does the music for the series and it's the perfect accompaniment to the uneasy, crepuscular feel of the drama. I rarely buy soundtracks, the only other soundtrack I've bought in the past 5 years is for Wolf Hall, but I have theirs for this series as well as for The Immortal, the spin-off film. It maybe took me about 6 episodes to be completely sold, so if you're planning on watching (which I hope you are after I've typed all this), try to get at least to there. This is the most widely-watched Italian series of all time and there's even an English dub if you don't like subtitles, so you can't use that excuse either. Give it a shot!… Expand

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