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Maybe not a top-notch gradation from the beginning as we would like to see but fairly exceptional ending. Marco is as convincing as in the series.

..way of telling the backstory of Ciro and all Gomorrah fans should be pleased with the usual series atmospheric feel to the film

This spin off about Ciro is a good movie but not close at TV series, this movie is boring in some scenes, last part of the movie is cool expecially final sequence. My rating is 7/10. A good movie but not a masterpiece like TV show.

(translation from Italian) I've been working in film industry for many years and I have witnessed the repetition in global cinema, but especially in Italian cinema of the phenomenon of cloning or "series". Whenever there is a film of some success that receives public approval, immediately inspires further films to be made that would like to be twins of the original. The more the first film, the progenitor, was successful precisely because of its originality, of its particular rhythm, of its invention, of its suggestive interpretation, the more a series of epigones is born, increasingly smaller, squalid and repetitive. I have witnessed this trend since the beginning of my career: from the "musicarelli", films whose heart is a song then the "pepla" that were mythological films trying to emulate the big-budget Hollywood historical epics, that really had an illustrious precedent. In fact, we Italians in the early twentieth century had made a very important "kolossal" film: Cabiria by Giovanni Pastrone from 1914 that taught everyone how to make a "kolossal". But soon after, also because of the scarcity of means, we folded over the peplum films in the 50s and 60s, first copying the American epics and then with a series of ours rich in subgenres even mixing contemporary heroes to ancient ones as Maciste against Samson or Hercules against, now I say to joke, Mandrake... Immediately afterwards there were westerns, the famous spaghetti westerns with the grandeur of Sergio Leone followed by a series of first interesting "copies" and then by completely absurd titles like this one: "Sartana's here... Trade your pistol for a coffin" Then, the "poliziotteschi", then the political films, the "cinema of navel gazing", then the films about the mafia, then "La piovra" and then the films based on Gomorrah. Gomorrah is an important Matteo Garrone's film very successful based on the novel by Roberto Saviano, origin of the television series Gomorrah which has had great success. From this great success Marco D'Amore, together with Cattleya, decided to elaborate something absolutely new, which he defines "a bridge between the 4th series and the 5th future series, in the middle there is a film that will serve to bring television viewers to the cinema and the cinema spectators to watch the TV series ". So an important experiment realized without paying attention to expenses with intelligence and with a charming glamor, which is that of Gomorrah. I'm sorry, though, that Marco D'Amore - an actor and also an author that we have already appreciated both as a director, both as character in the television series, for how he gave his character Cyrus a boost - this time he falls into the trap of authorship. That is, it hurts itself because the very important feature of the Cyrus character that was having an extraordinary fixity as result of his moral desolation and also of his absolute and iron will that gave him this determination and this look, deep but at the same time it was as if he didn't see anyone, so surely one of the keys to his success, precisely because of this original and suggestive interpretation, here in the film he abuses it. There are even times when he is catatonic, moments in which this capacity, this mask of his becomes too rigid, as if it really imprisoned him and forced him to repeat himself in such a way that his feelings no longer show. Only this still image remains that in the long run of the film tires. Unfortunately it happens very often that an actor-director lose control of himself for a moment, perhaps because he no longer has the capacity to watch himself with criticism and almost with malice and unfortunately this is detrimental to the film. Also because the layout of the film, beyond the scenographic idea of transferring it to Northern Europe, therefore in some unusual and suggestive landscapes, actually it lacks strength because in this union of mafia, camorra and gomorra it is as if borders and outlines were lost, the epic nature of the characters is lost. Not surprisingly, a comparison came to mind with another very successful Italian film, played by Pierfrancesco Favino, The Traitor directed by Bellocchio, in which the epic character is preserved and it is possible to give a dimension of strength which is not entrusted solely to the actor, but also to a context with a concrete reality which gives the desperate sense of violence. Here, however, they are rightly called "swindlers" the Neapolitan bandits who are in Northern Europe, because they really have a swindlers look without offending to the famous movie "The Swindlers" directed by Francesco Rosi in 1959 written by Rosi himself and by Suso Cecchi D'Amico. I have to give a special praise to Giuseppe Aiello who plays the little Ciro as a child and also to Martina Attanasio who has the freshness of a desperate "little star" in the neighborhood. Both of these figures, as well as other contour figures, are carefully, forcefully and with poetry made and I particularly appreciate it because I also had a childhood in a difficult neighborhood like Trastevere in the postwar...

Just amazing. It's incredible how italian cinema is getting better day by day, and this movie is the proof! Ciro is a 3D character, not the classic mobster because we can feel his emotion and that's awesome

When chiro meets up with the guy in the forest they really focus on him smoking that cigarette. Then when they look at each other and say - let's go Kinda cheesy

I liked it

Didn't love it

Left a lot on the table to explain

Everyone loves chiro, he definitely should of stayed around in the show

This movie was like the el Camino special after breaking bad, it was ok, not great.

Gomorra, the series this movie is based on, was a brilliant insight to the poverty and crime in Naples masterfully written by journalist Roberto Saviano. The first 2 seasons were based on the book by Saviano and provide all the necessary closure for the tragic story of Ciro Di Marzio. The rest of the TV show was written to bank of the popularity of the first 2 seasons.

The movie is a further attempt to bank on the very beloved character of Ciro. There is no character development in this movie. There are surprises, but they're very in-your-face. There's very little of reality in this film. It's sad to see the brilliance of Saviano turn into a mediocre thriller. That said, I did enjoy the movie. But it so much less than what it could have been. In fact, the whole Gomorra universe after Season 2 is simple feel-good entertainment.

Italian cinema is just astonishing. The movie left me speechless because of how thrilling and compelling it is. Props to everyone who worked hard to make this movie the best it can get. I'm sure the Season 5 of Gomorra will also be as great as the rest of the seasons including this movie. Marco is extremely talented and I'm we're going to see a lot more of his work in the future. Solid 10/10.

As he sinks into the waters of Naples, Ciro sees his past resurfacing in the darkness.

It's a spin-off of the successful Italian series 'Gomorrah', about the mafia, so in order to really appreciate all the details and information you should at least know the main plot of the story (a better known example is 'El Camino' and the relation with 'Breaking Bad').

As a stand alone film, the story has a good base, with the typical subjects of a crime/mafia thriller, with betrayals and plot twists, for example. The cinematography is interesting, with good parallels between flashbacks and scenes in the present time, and a good character development, filling the gaps left by the previous seasons of the tv show.

The modern Italian cinema genre has its ups and downs nowadays, with 'L'immortale' being a film cinema for the masses, but well thought out and well structured, not a messy one.

As a huge Gomorra fan, I was expecting something else. The movie was so slow, I found myself playing with my phone. Besides that, the plot was incredibly unbelievable and it felt like it was all thrown together just to have an excuse to get Ciro back into the show for the millionth time.

I'll be honest I love Gommorrah but this was just a waste of time. Storyline was not great, I would just wait until Season 5 of Gommorrah to start.

I will not give away any spoilers but I had no idea what I was about to watch. It was such a good sequel from season 3 and also prequel from his childhood. The same type of plot, music, complex betrayals exist in this movie similar to the show. If you enjoyed the show this will no doubt feel like a nice, long episode with some great twists and turns as usual.

If you loved watching gomorra, then this is a must for you. The story is fantastic from the start to finish. Avoid listening to negative reviews as this a pure masterpiece.

Sure, I don't believe it is anywhere near the calibre of the series. But it is definitely and enjoyable movie, perhaps a little long and drawn out with a simplistic plot but it provides a great Prologue to season 5 of Gomorra. Recommended to fans of the series, however if I watched as a standalone film without knowledge of the tv show I would probably not think it's any good. It is directed beautifully and has a great orchestra take on the original soundtrack. The acting is superb and the flashback scenes provide a look into Ciros childhood and the story of how he came about to his nick name 'The Immortal'. A masterpiece? No. A movie worth your time? Yes, enjoy.

I still loved it, the setting, the scenery, the atmosphere. the music are all superb. The plot could of been better, but who cares Ciro is back.

My first chance at viewing this via HBO Max and am quite horrified that the English overdubs are so bad. I gave up in horror after 20 minutes with the awful translations and unintelligible Latvian characters. Then the soundtrack while often beautifully done is often intrusive and completely off in tone compared to what we're watching.

UPDATE: So I did find an Italian language version to watch that unfortunately had the exact same translation only as subtitles but somehow I could deal with that better than hearing badly accented english not in sync with their lips. I did get thru the movie and so for that at least moved my rating up to 6 stars from 4.

I ended up being very impressed with Marco D'Amore who played Ciro and also directed himself. But perhaps if another director was looking over his shoulder he might have persuaded Marco that more than 3 scenes where Ciro does nothing but glower dramatically and smoke a cigarette is far too many . . .

I watched this movie only because I am a Gomorra fan and I am an Italian living in Riga, where the movie was shot.

I can just agree with everyone else: story is super slow, lacks pace and flashbacks of ciro as a child are a waste of time.

Disappointed

This movie deserve atleast 7.9 .the story the acting was super, In this movie we get to know ciro more and the ending was wow. Super. I think people who rate the movie bad rates had no idea about the serie. You need to watch the serie before. Can't wait for the next season Gennaro and ciro are back.

This one looks like a final chapter in the series, but also leave it open in the final part. If you didn't watch the "Gomorra" series you can't really fully appreciate this movie.

Very well done and vastly underrated.

9/10

What a fantastic movie I've just seen at the cinema. Just out, this movie is so great and full of actions. The story doesn't let you to breathe and the 2 hours fly away as were 5 minutes. Finally another great great Italian movie.

Do not mess with Italians. The movie is well done, actors act very well, the plot is full of flash backs and the final wow is so great.

Che film ragazzi. Appena visto al cinema nella matiné dell'uscita. Il film è pazzesco e bellissimo, ti tiene col fiato sospeso per 2 ore che passano come se fossero 5 minuti. Fatto bene, ottime musiche, attori davvero capaci, il cinema italiano si riprende la scena centrale. Il finale è pazzesco.

Ottimi attori. Colpi di scena e storia ben scritta.

Meglio non fare casino con gli Italiani.