2023 · crime · thriller · action
Adagio
Directed by Stefano Sollima2h 7m2023
Tangled up with blackmail and crooked cops, the son of a former gangster seeks out his father's old friends, who risk everything to save him.
Our read: Adagio (2023) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded crime · thriller · action entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, measured, measured crime / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- measured
- intense
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