Dogman is an Italian drama and suspense film released in 2018 and directed by Matteo Garrone.
I went to watch the film unpretentiously and without much expectations, and I think it went well, because the film somewhat surprised me (mainly aesthetics).
Dogman is a "raw" film, has no soundtrack and expresses the tension of the scenes with some close-ups on the characters, and this is one of the biggest hits of the film. The film has a very realistic and even pessimistic aesthetic, which I like a lot and has a good direction, in addition the violence never forces too much and is quite realistic.
However, as much as the work has many positive points, it also has almost the same amount of negative points. The characters are extremely shallow and have no depth, with the exception of the protagonist played by Marcello Fonte, who, despite having a good character construction and development, the actor bothered me a little, at certain times when the character should express anger or outrage, and the actor can't express any of those feelings, I honestly don't know if this is a fault of the director or the actor, but it bothers a little bit anyway. As for Edoardo Pesce (Simone) he delivers what the script needs, which is basically a generic bully, and this shows once again how shallow the characters are and a very strong script flaw in this regard. In addition, the film has at least five minutes more than necessary, if it had cut a little earlier it could present a better and less "strange" and "disconnected" ending, if I can describe it that way.
Dogman is a nice film, cinematographically very good and with a tone that perfectly matches the story, however the script presents serious problems in terms of depth and a certain "block" of the actors and the director. An average movie, but in general a cool and very different film.
However, as much as the work has many positive points, it also has almost the same amount of negative points. The characters are extremely shallow and have no depth, with the exception of the protagonist played by Marcello Fonte, who, despite having a good character construction and development, the actor bothered me a little, at certain times when the character should express anger or outrage, and the actor can't express any of those feelings, I honestly don't know if this is a fault of the director or the actor, but it bothers a little bit anyway. As for Edoardo Pesce (Simone) he delivers what the script needs, which is basically a generic bully, and this shows once again how shallow the characters are and a very strong script flaw in this regard. In addition, the film has at least five minutes more than necessary, if it had cut a little earlier it could present a better and less "strange" and "disconnected" ending, if I can describe it that way.
Dogman is a nice film, cinematographically very good and with a tone that perfectly matches the story, however the script presents serious problems in terms of depth and a certain "block" of the actors and the director. An average movie, but in general a cool and very different film.