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.
和今年《了不起的老爸》形成了一种互文，《了不起的老爸》里面是更传统的中国父子关系，马拉松运动没有太多笔墨，而《妈妈的神奇小子》通过母子关系去讲一个残障运动员，跑步运动的着墨非常多，还在励志类型的基础上加入了近几年香港电影常见的对边缘人物的关怀，展现苏桦伟这种残障运动员的生存状况，遗憾之处在煽情上仍有用力过猛之感，但在表达上吊打《超越》这种假大空的表达。（6.5/10）
【2021 BJIFF】全程基本无台词，两条线索交错挺有意思
对自然的探索，和自然生活的表现。最喜欢的一场戏是人在洞上面踢足球，从洞内视角看到球被传来传去。本该是杜比厅放映，影院临时换影厅，大概还是让视听效果打了折扣的。
表演很扎心，开头小孩子的微笑能把人融化。国语配音效果很差，吴君如的配音甚至让人出戏。电影有些煽情，但真正让人感动的地方并不多。整体工工整整也平平淡淡，没什么起伏。金句和鸡汤式的台词没什么必要。好在不是热血的体育精神，而是拍出了现实中运动员的穷途末路。
和今年《了不起的老爸》形成了一种互文，《了不起的老爸》里面是更传统的中国父子关系，马拉松运动没有太多笔墨，而《妈妈的神奇小子》通过母子关系去讲一个残障运动员，跑步运动的着墨非常多，还在励志类型的基础上加入了近几年香港电影常见的对边缘人物的关怀，展现苏桦伟这种残障运动员的生存状况，遗憾之处在煽情上仍有用力过猛之感，但在表达上吊打《超越》这种假大空的表达。（6.5/10）
没有过分的鸡汤，没有刻意的煽情，没有奋斗的主旋律，有的只是一个倔强生命平淡却不平凡的成长历程。更重要的，从这个影片我们看到的不仅是面对困难克服困难的励志精神，我们还能看到很多残酷现实，比如残奥冠军同工不同酬的奖金、关乎成绩的训练与关乎生计的打工拍广告之间的矛盾、即便成名也难以找到伴侣的窘境。种种这些令人心酸的剧情片段，都让这部影片显得更加有血有肉，同时激发观众更深层次的思考——对残疾人生存现状的关注。
没有把篇幅过多地放在表现赛场上如何热血，而是让一场场比赛成为主人公成长的背景，有母子亲情，有师徒情，也有懵懂的爱情，也带出了关于残障运动员谋生艰难的社会话题，总体上既温情励志，也带有反思意识。饰演苏桦伟不同年龄阶段的演员们都很好，吴君如继《岁月神偷》后再演贫苦妈妈，还有卢海鹏、钱小豪、车保罗等多位港片老面孔。
剪辑很顺畅，感觉有吸取《夺冠》的东西。最大的问题还是剧本，整个就是鸡汤文化，把成长标签片段的展示出来，但和苏桦伟真实的有些东西有差距，努力在表达“同工同酬”，始终只是点到为止。苏桦伟现实中在刘德华公司工作，以及训练给到的待遇，电影里全无体现，非常可惜。
妈呀，前半程别人都在强撑睡意，只有我堵在北京三里屯20分钟并强忍40分钟的尿意。睡是没睡着，看也没看到，刀刀说我几乎啥也没拉下。看电影时有被肯尼迪时期的杂志有意思到，也被探到帐篷里的马儿可爱到，也被老爷爷的年轮脸仔细观摩到，也有被洞洞里的火光微光美到。但绝大多的时间都在走神我马上要写的稿子。所以，搞不懂，没法评，说明我参与了一个实验？我想也不可能是纪录片，用剧情片拍过去纪录片盛事的意义是？（为什么要展示人放🐑吖，他死了为啥吖，看了一堆问号❓人类生命的顺从和探险吗（妈呀好多打高分的，你们一定跟我一样不打及格以上对不起专门在北影节花时间看这个片的自己，但是没必要，我想换两星了于是，这放其他时段出现一定是不择不扣的6分不能往上加的电影
金像獎入圍影片。非常正面的一部傳記電影，既然結局已經是只許成功不許失敗，那麼敘事上打動人心的地方就都顯得稍微有些刻意，人物關係的處理上比較毛躁，都被「成功學」和「勵志論」牽著往前，要是失敗的話呢？弱勢群體應該始終不被離不被棄才是公民社會。
好好的題材和故事非要用心靈雞湯的拍法，前半部尬得我差點想棄了，後半部好一些，但仍舊逃不掉煽情的戲碼。另，又是一個沒爹的故事。
@高先电影院，纯粹是听了几个三姑903的访问才想看的，讲到苏妈眠干睡湿凑大个仔，曾经被陌生人兜口兜面闹说都不知道前世做了什么会生出这样的儿子，再回到电影里的逼着孩子走，他们只会怪我，好心酸。很多地方刻画得相当现实，比如不愿接受街坊同情之下的帮助，母亲分配不均的爱，运动员退役后的生计等等，而不是一个人人大爱的虚假故事。社会歧视仍在，同工同酬未有，要多一些理解和支持。
格调悠扬，走神难免，好想知道洞里的场面是怎么拍出来的！
北影最后一场：于是人生就在此开展画卷，从升起至向下，到达某个深处，工整且诗意。它随风散去，沉默着。
没有人会怪儿子残疾 只会怪妈妈为什么生出这样的儿子
在心里屡屡和小田香的《沉洞泉》进行对比。单说这部影片的话，很喜欢这部影片的结构，自然、地质和生命、肌理的交缠。越是到后面，导演越不想隐藏自己的迷思。生命的轮回和对世界认识的刷新，指向的都是一种可体验的无穷。
无论是生气地拒绝别人的好心“你怎么不请他们喝（可乐）”，还是怯弱地向媒体表达同工同酬的诉求，妈妈都想要全世界把你当一个普通人。
镜头不错，什么玩意，睡着了，风景挺美，不行，太无聊了，提前退场
广告片+大光圈的拍法，加上过溢的配乐，无时无刻不提醒你这是一部很煽情的商业制作，但它也确实很诚恳。总体不功不过，张继聪难得地没有成为金句张sir，而吴肇轩是怎么做到越混越捞的地步的。观感类同于韩影马拉松，所以这里再喊包再落泪都有限。吴君如演这类角色也都快有些程式化的表现了，也算是交足功课吧。
香港电影有大陆找不到的细腻，电影非常平，但就是不知不觉某一刻打动你。
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