5 è il numero perfetto
Directed by:
Igor TuveriScreenplay:
Igor TuveriCinematography:
Nicolai BrüelCast:
Toni Servillo, Valeria Golino, Carlo Buccirosso, Iaia Forte, Giovanni Ludeno, Angelo Curti, Mimmo Borrelli, Nello Mascia, Giampiero Schiano, Igor Tuveri (more)Plots(1)
Peppino Lo Cicero, a former hitman for the Camorra, comes out of retirement after his son is assassinated. This tragic event sets in motion a chain of violent reactions and counter-reactions; it's the spark that ignites Peppino's new life. The film is a Neapolitan take on 1970s Italy. 5 Is the Perfect Number is a tale of friendship, betrayal and revenge, and, at bottom, a story of second chances and rebirth. (Venice International Film Festival)
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Filmed in a modern fashion, this retro gangster film from Naples tries to be very stylish with an elegant, charismatic Toni Servillo, but remains only a simple, one-dimensional revenge tale with pretensions of wisdom. [Sitges FF]
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A stylish noir gangster movie with five chapters, based on a comic book whose author also happens to be the director of the film. In terms of visuals, the director put the effort in (characters in trench coats, the rain-drenched alleys of the time period, spectacular shootouts), but less so in terms of the run-of-the-mill story in which an aging mobster must return from retirement to avenge his son's death. In addition to its visuals, the plot is also aided by solid direction and, as always, the charismatic Toni Servillo, whose character is supposed to be a veteran and at the same time a capable killer-gentleman, not endangered by younger enemies, which doesn't come off as entirely believable. Because of this, the film, combined with tense theatrical dialogues and the absence of any emotions, comes off as artificial as the protagonist's hooked nose.
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