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77 of 79 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film can actually be considered a history of the recent Italian history. Although set us a conventional crime film, it tells a very unconventional real life story about a group of "street kids" from Rome that became the crimelords of the city and whose stories intertwine with national and international politics and interests. Although a very long film, clocking in at nearly three hours, the story flows and we are sucked into the lives of the characters of the film, feeling empathy and compassion for their fates. The film begins in the mid 60s with the first arrest of the boys who became the "Banda della Magliana" and ends with the fall of the Berlin Wall, encompassing all the terrorism and collusion between Mafia and politics in which the "Banda della Magliana" supposedly played a part, and for this at least the film should be cherished. Although not a great fan of recent Italian cinema I could not help but be mesmerized and overawed by this film that, had it been made in Hollywood, would have maybe rivalled the Godfather films, nevermind the Scorsese films on Mafia.
I recommend this film to anyone reading this review, hoping they might spread the word of this little gem of a film.
I recommend this film to anyone reading this review, hoping they might spread the word of this little gem of a film.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a long film full of events. It opens with some young scallywags from Rome pinching a car and most of them getting imprisoned. They then (most hearteningly for prison reformers) engage in a number of more and more violent crimes as they climb the local drug gang scene. Naturally the single-mindedness of youth begins to bend as each member starts to go in different directions from the others. Into the by now typical tales of cheating and revenge comes an indefatigable police officer and a series of interventions from Italian political groups. If the result is a little more romantic than GOMORRAH it is no less violent and you can play a game seeing who survives. It lacks the realism of LA SCORTA and the tightness of GOODFELLAS but it is still a damned good tale.
43 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
If you're a fan of Scorcese and the Godfather this movie will be right up your boulevard.Telling the story of a a group of working class kids who become a criminal gang that controls the city of Rome ,its a visceral,thought provoking great movie with uniformely great performances and an epic scale that gives it a scope that makes it an even better movie watching experience.
Based on the Magliani gang who did control Rome,it spans about 20 or so years and from the early days of kidnapping local bigiwgs into drug dealing and prostitution it shows that not even the tightest relationships can survive the phrase'absolute power corrupts absolutely'as the members of the gang,Lebanese,Ice,Dandy etc begin to fall to pieces because of love,paranoia,drug addiction and the dogged efforts of the police commissioner who wants to bring them down.
Watching this i was reminded of the likes of Goodfellas,Casino,The Godfather and if you are even a passing fan of good movies this is a must .
Based on the Magliani gang who did control Rome,it spans about 20 or so years and from the early days of kidnapping local bigiwgs into drug dealing and prostitution it shows that not even the tightest relationships can survive the phrase'absolute power corrupts absolutely'as the members of the gang,Lebanese,Ice,Dandy etc begin to fall to pieces because of love,paranoia,drug addiction and the dogged efforts of the police commissioner who wants to bring them down.
Watching this i was reminded of the likes of Goodfellas,Casino,The Godfather and if you are even a passing fan of good movies this is a must .
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great Film.
This is a great film but is almost ruined by crap american slang subtitles... a real pain in the proverbial.
Published 6 days ago by Monk
'stray dogs, not a gang' - an excellent gangster tale
'Crime Novel' is a much missed and less known Italian gangster story, with some nice bits of action and drama in a TV styled movie epic. Read more
Published 3 months ago by T. BROOKES
excellent
got this film for my husband as he enjoys watching the series on tv its a bit too violent for me but he loved it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by pundysgirl
Italy's answer to Once Upon a Time in America?
Following the rise and fall of a street gang that took over organised crime in Rome in the 70s, 80s and 90s, this movie interweaves history, politics and fiction in an epic tale of... Read more
Published 7 months ago by dimsum
ROMANZO CRIMINALE
very good film did not need subtitles as i am italian so in italian the film is more vibrant as italian is a vibrant language and very good story sad ending well worth watching... Read more
Published 7 months ago by ROBERTO BAGGIO
Romanzo Criminale Epico
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Published 8 months ago by Mr. R. J. Everett
Romanzo Criminale DVD
A good italian film of a true story. A lot of violence but its what you expect! The speakers appear to be speaking the dialect of Lazio as opposed to italian. Read more
Published 12 months ago by vanilladude
Romanzo Criminale review
I was very impressed with how quickly this product arrived and the quality it arrived in - everything packaged and entact, in other words, new. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Fay
Brilliant gangster epic!
Proving that the English speaking world doesn't hold a monopoly on gangster movies this Italian tale following three friends from a childhood dreaming of power and notoriety... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Colt
Need to concentrate!
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Published 17 months ago by Peter Roxburgh
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