At last a movie has been made which kicks "The Godfather" straight in the balls. As some reviewer rightly said, it's the same as the Godfather but it's more confined. Tahar Rahim gives a scintillating performance as Mali, one of the finest I've seen in recent years. But the actual stealer of the show is Niels Arestrup whose portrayal of Cesar, the uber powerful Sicilian crime lord, is simply on par with Marlin Brando's Vito Corleone. The brisk cinematography, and brilliant narration sums up to the performances. And all of this takes place in a prison. It's a pity that "El Secreto de Sus Ojus" got made in the same year as this. Both of them deserve an Oscar.
The best scene? There are many but the very last scene in the movie where Mali gets out of the prison and walks with his deceased friend's wife and child while three luxury SUV's follow him. A story of transformation, from nothing to everything. All of it confined within a cell. One word for it, brilliant.
The best scene? There are many but the very last scene in the movie where Mali gets out of the prison and walks with his deceased friend's wife and child while three luxury SUV's follow him. A story of transformation, from nothing to everything. All of it confined within a cell. One word for it, brilliant.