After first learning about Gomorrah, seeing the trailer and stills and hearing about the festival awards it won, I was super excited to see it. The film not only failed to live up to my expectations, but it also confused and bored me. The plot of Gomorrah allegedly focuses on a crime syndicate in Italy called the Camorra, although there is no way of knowing that until you read about it in the end credits. There are approximately three or four different story lines--all featuring very similar-looking Italian men--that neither relate nor converge. One deals with illegally dumping toxic waste, another with imitation designer clothing, and another with stealing guns.The cinematography was a mix between amateur faux-artistic and documentary shakiness that offended and nauseated me. Additionally, it felt very video-esque. The editing between the multiple story lines seemed arbitrary based only on length of time given to each story instead of mood, pace, or progression. It gave it a jilted and perplexing experience that was less than the sum of its parts. The dialogue and acting were uninspired and unrealistic. However, there were two fantastic scenes that stick in my head. Both of them are murder attempts and both derive their power from the speed and suddenness by which they occur. These scenes, and the concept behind some of the repulsive criminal actions being committed, may stick in your head. But otherwise I found very little merit in this film. Avoid it if you can.
IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0929425/