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      Vallanzasca

      R 2010 2h 5m Biography Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller List
      52% 25 Reviews Tomatometer 49% 250+ Ratings Audience Score The life of Milanese mobster Renato Vallanzasca. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 01 Buy Now

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      Audience Member Gritty, but not that engaging. Had the makings of a good Scarface-like crime-drama, but ultimately was disappointing. Story just wasn't that enthralling, or engaging. Is pretty much a join-the-dots blow-by-blow account of a crime lord's life. Little depth to the characters. Has some good action scenes and is quite gritty, but the movie lacks substance. Decent performances, however. Kim Rossi Stuart is great in the lead role. Supporting cast are solid too. Moritz Bleibtrau and Paz Vega will be familiar names to many viewers. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member good gangster bio-pic, of sorts Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Stylish, thrilling true-crime film based on the story of Italian mobster Renato Vallanzasca. Charismatically played by the superb Kim Rossi Stuart, there's validity in the argument that the film glamourises, sometimes even approves of his crimes. But there's real technical skill in front and behind of the camera and as a piece of cinema it's quite something. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Un film che vuole raccontare una storia tipicamente italiana con metodi non da cinema italiano (o almeno non il cinema che si vede negli ultimi anni). Il risultato e' un film ben realizzato per quanto riguarda l'ambientazione, secondo me meno riuscita per quanto riguarda la storia. Secondo me troppo incentrata sul personaggio e poco su cosa Vallanzasca abbia rappresentato per l'epoca, come si muoveva la malavita di allora etc. Se il film si potesse riassumere con un'inquadratura sarebbe un primissimo piano, ma forse in questo caso era meglio allargare il campo. P.s. per essere un gangster movie e' un po' lungo e un po' lento, ci sono le scene di azione ma vengono solo viste di sfuggita per poi beccarsi le lunghe sequenze di lui in carcere e le lotte fratricide. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Basically an Italian Mesrine, except he lives to make recycled bags. A bit too long, but it's a great ride. It's amazing how inept the guards are and how supportive his parents are after all he's done. That's amore! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member � sempre pericoloso mitizzare i criminali, e noi italiani siamo anche fin troppo bravi a farlo. Capisco farne un film biografia, ma da questo film Vallanzasca esce quasi come un eroe. Non esattamente l'idea del secolo. C'è da dire almeno era ben fatto e divertente. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      V.A. Musetto New York Post What is missing is any sort of psychological insight. Just what made Renato run? You won't find out here. Rated: 2.5/4 Jun 17, 2011 Full Review Andy Webster New York Times To borrow Robert Evans's famous quotation about "The Godfather," you can smell the spaghetti, but less sauce might have helped. Rated: 2/5 Jun 16, 2011 Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Gangster clichs fly like submachine gun bullets in the Italian crime biopic "Angel of Evil," a restless and hollow rundown of '70s criminal Renato Vallanzasca. Rated: 1.5/5 Jun 16, 2011 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Stuart gives a tour-de-force as Vallanzasca. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 2, 2020 Full Review Margherita Pellegrino CineVue Emotional, intense and truly shocking at times, the movie presents the known facts on a golden plate for the audience to make up their own mind. It's violent, raw, vibrating with tension and punctuated with clever irony. Rated: 4/5 Nov 10, 2018 Full Review Jeff Meyers Metro Times (Detroit, MI) Not to indulge in clich, but given that Rossi Stuart penned the script with five other writers, it probably shouldn't be a surprise that so many cooks created a meal that's all sauce and no spaghetti. Rated: C+ Jun 24, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis The life of Milanese mobster Renato Vallanzasca.
      Director
      Michele Placido
      Screenwriter
      Kim Rossi Stuart, Michele Placido, Antonio Leotti, Toni Trupia
      Production Co
      Fox International, Mandragora Movies
      Rating
      R (Nudity|Drug Use|Pervasive Language|Some Sexual Content|Strong Brutal Violence)
      Genre
      Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      Italian
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 1, 2013
      Runtime
      2h 5m
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