The
Italian movie Gomorrah, which is so controversial, everyone involved
fears for their lives, including the author of the original novel, who
has had to accept 24-hour police protection. Why? Because it involves
the newer, much more sinister Mafia.
E! calls the movie a "bloody, dull
business," and we have to agree. It's three hours of ruthless,
pointless, loosely-connected scenes of graphic violence and no
narrative thread to keep the audience engaged. Nonetheless, at least it
has raised awareness of the Camorra (get the title's pun now?) and the
modern European Mafia, which is threatening to become more powerful
than Mexico's drug cartels...
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