The Traitor

A legal drama that is more compelling than I anticipated. The reason is that the movie never really allows for a moment of triumph for Buscetta or the legal system intent on bringing the Mafia down. There are only small victories surrounded by violence and bitter disappointments.

Different take on the mafia, not embellishing anything. The traitor was effectively less traicherous than other mafiosi. The film appears raw and not licked, which adds some credibility.

A footnote in history of Cosa Nostra. It skillfully presents a complex character of a turncoat, who is facing both his mortality and tries to justify to himself and other, that his traitory isn't a fault of his own. Great reenactments of trial scenes, that were turned into a grotesques circus. With authentic Italian hand gesturing all around. However, the acting sometimes slips into borderline comedy and chaff. The extensive hallucination scenes and metaphorical allusions to themes are really blunt and movie really hammers them in, leaving really few ones for interpretation.

A good biopic on Buscetta's life, great acting by Pierfrancesco Favino. (Tommaso Buscetta) Might be better to do some research on the Sicilian Mafia, before watching this movie. A fantastic movie nonetheless.

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A legal drama that is more compelling than I anticipated. The reason is that the movie never really allows for a moment of triumph for Buscetta or the legal system intent on bringing the Mafia down. There are only small victories surrounded by violence and bitter disappointments.

The Traitor does have an interesting story at its core that eventually forms enough clarity in its storytelling, but is often erratically and coarsely presented.

I absolutely loved this exciting, non stop engaging story. This true crime thriller tells the story of Tommaso Buscetta, the man who brought down the Cosa Nostra. I actually lived in Palermo when this was all occurring and it is exactly as the film portrays. Go and see this with the English subtitles as you will come away understanding so much more about Italy. It suits woman and men.

not interested in watching

Very hard to follow; the English subtitles didn't appear to relate everything being said. Then again, the subtitles fly by so quickly a person can't read them all any way.