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.
的确是过目忘，不过脑，画面都很糖水 #过上天天看电影的日子
这个同人里写遍的梗第一次拍到电影里也是很有意思，剧情老套，内容肤浅，但圣诞当头的我确实只想看这种不需要脑子的欢乐合家欢电影。备受诟病的家里人掺合了太多主角的爱情选择这点确实很减分，两个小女孩的过度磕cp有点烦了，国外或许还好但是国内近期好几起事件都导致人们有些过分敏感苛刻。以及电影里其实没有特别好的表现出有真感情的假男朋友最精彩的部分，小说中可以很轻松的动用心理描写写出两个人的互相试探小心翼翼，用假男朋友为理由约对方心中仍有的一丝期待试探，同意假扮男朋友的对方心中的苦涩沉重和爱慕，这里的fake boyfriend更像是个吸引人的噱头......不过高潮部分的男主终于明白心意转头去追的部分还是不错的，虽然素质可能不达标但是这口工业糖精我吃的很爽，四星吧！
到底还是印证了那句老话，能成为密友大概总带着爱。
Nick和James真的太帅了，一个clichè的剧情被他俩的颜值完全撑起来了
太cliche了，中间一顿快进，还好最后接吻了，不然我要掀桌了！
Not bad for a staycation Christmas
Cliché as hell but so sweet and gay!
甜甜甜！喜欢看 还有黑人小哥好帅！Jennifer还是那么好笑
反正我是不相信现实生活中有人会不选择人设完美的James而选择相处更像姐妹的好友，认识八年都没在一起过个圣诞就突然来电了？全片唯一让我磕糖的地方反而是滑完雪后James猝不及防的拥吻，有点霸总那味了，奈何是个百分之百工具人。如果这个镇上真的有James这种完美还单身的人的话，我是很乐意去定居的哈哈（btw：有必要重新开始好好记录自己看过的每一部电影
虽然剧情走向从两男主一亮相，就猜出个七七八八，也并没影响到继续看完整个故事的热情。3个男生都是好菜，各有各的香，Peter的家庭组成也符合圣诞节的标准配置。环节上没有多余，没有不够，传统的西方节日里，套着不传统的GAY版爱情，欢乐带来的感染力完全不受性别取向拘泥。
Again, cheesy but I love it
无语啦！怎么会有这么无聊的电影。。明明看完预告好期待的题材。。尼克你该啊！这么闷活该追不到哇！
对比兄弟姐妹里面，luck仿佛未曾变老。而丑女贝蒂里面的小秘书现在肉眼可见的皱纹。至于剧情？直男直女剧本一套啥都没变，造成了比直男直女圣诞电影还假的剧情🙄🙄
很欢快但是过不了脑子的圣诞合家欢电影，gay的主题到不是那么重要了
多打1星给Luke 。小白和小黑真的是姐妹啊，毫无cp感。
合格的节日专配爆米花电影🍿️。演员选得很合适，也很有爱，温馨浪漫。
这实在是；清水一点不要紧但也确实没有chemistry啊
好想看啊啊啊啊但是不想一个人看呜呜呜呜呜呃. Nick真的是10 james也是看一眼就沦陷。不知道我到底是在为单身而哭还是为研究而哭。不想读了啊啊
晚了几天的圣诞电影，看得很开心。喜欢Michael，喜欢听他讲话，喜欢看他本色出演小gay。仿佛还是丑女贝蒂里面的傲娇甜饼。最奇怪的是想睡他？酒量是半瓶真露兑一瓶1664。
流水账，一点都不吸引人，属于圣诞节打发时间都不会看的电影。
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