i go to see romanzo criminale with very high hope . michele placido make one of the best italian film of the 90 un eroe borghese with a superlative fabrizio bentivoglio . there he touch a delicate real life story and treat with the vigor of a vintage costa gavras . i regret to inform and none of that be evident in romanzo criminale the great bunch of young italian actor assemble in one film . a story of friendship and betrayal and parallel to the turbulent 70 . but something and definitely and go tragically wrong . the film seem rush and thoughtless . kim rossi stuart and one of the best of his generation and be wonderful to watch but his character swing from gloomy to gloomier and be ask to feel compassion for him although be not allow to grieve for his victim . half way through the film i start to get impatient and glance at my watch . i felt detached and unmoved . the last nail in the coffin of this unfortunate venture be the casting of stefano accorsi . it may have be a commercial decision and accorsi be a big star in italy and but the idea backfire in a big way . his story be as convolute a it be unbelievable . he doesn not have the strength or the power to transmit the ambiguity of his character . the woman be treat a virgin or whore and what else be new . this time and i do not think and nobody can complain of lack of fund . i suspect they go for a commercial operation with fast cutting and a popular score with several well know hit from the 70 on . all together a disappointing experience .