But the screenplay fumbles some attempts to tie things together, offering abrupt moments of violence whose motivations we feel we ought to understand but don’t. The action becomes more familiarly story-driven as the film progresses, especially as we watch Rio’s first encounters with an attractive new student (musician Kelli Wakili, credited here as Kelli Strader). (An abundance of facial tattoos makes the latter job easier.) The quasi-documentary approach suits Rechenberg’s no-frills, realistic dialogue, but doesn’t keep it from growing mundane over the course of the longish pic. He and DP Lyn Moncrief frame scenes tightly with a handheld camera that tags along restlessly for much of the film, we follow behind characters so much that we can identify the backs of their heads more readily than their faces. A rebellious teen (Gilberto Ortiz), a gang member (Abraham Bobadilla), and an idealistic rookie cop (Rick Mancia) all battle to find their places in the. Instead, Rechenberg focuses on making us feel like we’re silent observers moving within their world. Read more Print length 320 pages Language English Publisher Ebury Press Publication date 18 Jun.
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Rio, though seemingly smarter than his peers and gentle at heart, goes along too readily with bad-news acquaintances Flores, a new prison guard getting an education from coworkers in how to abuse his authority, puts up no fight that we see when they make him part of their no-snitching brotherhood. A rebellious teen (Gilberto Ortiz), a gang member (Abraham Bobadilla), and an idealistic rookie cop (Rick Mancia) all battle to find their places in the crumbling fabric of modern America. I Am Not A Gangster is an explosive account of life in the criminal underworld by one of Britain’s most dangerous men, but above all it’s a remarkable tale of redemption with the biggest turnaround in gangland history. Though we see enough of each man’s private life to understand his motivations to some extent - even if we hardly sympathize when Miguel violently pushes for increased stature in his aunt’s crime organization - none offers the kind of viewer-surrogate moral framework most films of this sort provide. Read 7 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers.
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