In a deeply corrupt city, an innocuous urban planner named Yann comes into possession of a 9-millimeter pistol that, unbeknownst to him, belongs to the spirit of a recently slain sex worker named Sarah. Together, they embark on a mission to get rid of all the criminals in the city, with the ultimate goal of restoring order and hunting down the leader of the city’s corruption the mayor.
In the movie from 1971 Ugo Piazza, a messenger, confronted the American with regard to his money laundering scheme and the missing 300000 dollars. Today, Caliber 9 blends the genre into modern times with the inclusion of the malicious Calabrian and the skeptical motives of global high finance into the narrative leading to a gripping saga set in Milan, Toronto, Moscow, Calabria, and Antwerp (this is a co-production between Italy and Belgium). The protagonist is a Calabrian lawyer Fernando Piazza (Marco Bocci, famous from TV shows) who zooms between business people and gangsters on a Porsche 911. Like his son Ugo, whom the Rome mafia wants dead after having hacked and rerouted 100 million euros of illegal funds, Ugo is also a victim of.
The battle for the money leads to a civil war between two sets of Calabrian ‘families,’ the Scarfòs and the Corapi clan. Fernando gets caught up in the fighting, but it is the lawyer and Mimmo Corapi’s faithful granddaughter Alma (Kseniya Rappoport) who helps him. Rocco Musco (Michele Placido), fresh out of jail after avenging the murder of Piazza’s father in the last film, also aids Fernando. Completing the family portrait is Fernando’s mum, Nelly, once again played by Barbara Bouchet, fifty years later. Alongside her is a corrupt state attorney and a police officer (Alessio Boni) ‘who’s had enough of losing’ and who witnesses the fight which evokes the Roman ‘divide and conquer’ motto (though the crime world and the Deutsche Bundesbank will always win).
CALIBRE 9 is a whirlwind of violence combining blood, bullets, and orchestral mayhem. This film starts gunning from the first frame, and similar to RUN, LOLA, RUN, doesn’t stop until the final frame. So remember, it’s not the movie for the faint of heart. An adrenaline shot could easily describe this one. Even though CALIBRE 9 could fit the label of an action film, the fantastic elements within the plot always keep the fans of horror disciplines engaged.
The protagonist lives a boring life plagued by monotony and their name is Yann who just so happens to be a city planner. While he does enjoy a comfortable lifestyle, he indeed has a nul existence. He makes it abundantly clear throughout his narration. After a corrupt deal goes sour between Yann and his even more corrupt mayor, he finds himself oozing sweat while looking down the barrel of a shotgun. But there is no need to fear because secretively, so does Yann. Not just any handgun mind you. This is the handgun of a dead hooker infused with superhuman abilities. This ex-machine has the power to possess a spirit that makes it automatically reload and always hits its target.
While CALIBRE 9 might not possess the budget of an average Hollywood action movie, it certainly compensates with the director’s frantically brilliant eye and vivid creativity. The director’s exploration of the scene is astonishing. When the bullets begin flying the camera trots and loops d-loops like a circus acrobat.
At times, this French film, feels as if it has taken a lot of cues from Darren Aronofsky and Guy Ritchie. But a lot of the time the script tends to be repetitive and is overly derivative. In any case, these are minor issues in an otherwise very well-thought-out and thoroughly crazy film. Without a doubt, this is a film worth looking for since the director is without a doubt going to be a very big in action film in the near future.
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