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The film is about an ultra' that is trying to quit the ultra' world, why so many people are complaining that that the stadium side isn't showed enough? it's meant to be like this, the protagonist is meant to be a window near but outside it, one of a old generation that doesn't fit in anymore, please don't ruin this film score for no reason, is a really good italian product and wasn't meant to be the representation of a day at the stadium

A good film, if an entirely predictable one.

'Ultras' portrays the world of Italian football ultras, a thing that has always intrigued me given I follow Serie A; though admittedly I have little actual knowledge about supporter culture in Italy. Based on what I do know, I like how the film is put together. It's shot very nicely.

The acting is better than average, though Aniello Arena is the clear standout. I really enjoyed his performance as Sandro. The other cast members are all fine in their respective roles.

The premise is largely fun to watch, though from the middle of the second act the film does lose its momentum. It regains some of it for the final major event, though it stills affects my feelings towards this. The cinematography is decent, also.

In conclusion, it's a solid one to watch.

A good storyline, with good acting It is an entertaining movie However i would more liked to see more events that reflect the reality and the stadium. They didn't even show the satdium

After watching the movie, it makes me understand why government banned underground society. No matter what goal of those societies are, it's dangerous for community and teenagers inside. Basically just brainwash folks and ppl get manipulated. The movie is good and delivered the serious message but not in a serious way.

After the trailer you would of liked to imagined a full plot twist story. But no😂. It's literally the longer version of the trailer. The ending is so predictable and so... Clichéd. But I gave 6 for the producer and actors, great job. Soundtrack very good too. It's a pretty good movie if you want to see it just as a movie, without further involvement comparing with the real ultras life. But if you do...come on, in this movie the relationship football-ultras doesn't exist. No in stadium footage, no words about football as a sport, which gives the movie the biggest minus. We all know Italy it's full of passion for Calcio, good thing they washed their hands at the beginning of the movie saying that no real-life ultras took place in the movie production. And as I'm writing I'm thinking... How clichéd is this too... Napoli. If it was England it would of been Millwall, France - Marseille, you got my point.

But still, as a movie, it's totally ok. Worth the try.

Very good movie, but some understanding of the world of European football is needed, especially in Southern and Central Eastern Europe. Still, good performances and high-level realism.

One of the best films of sub-genre of ultra/ hooliganism world. With 'Ultrá' italian film of the 90s and the english 'The Firm' Very credible cast, and, very well documented what a ultra really is.

After watching series like Gomorrah, Suburra, Romazzo Criminale and ZeroZeroZero, I have decided to give a try to the movie Ultras. First, the script itself it's weak, inconsistent and pretty simple. Uncommon because usually Itialian products from Amazon or Netflix are pretty great. Second, most of the acting is amateurish. I didn't feel anything for the characters. Last, the ending is a joke, pretty unrealistic. So, overall just an OK drama to watch if you do not have anything else on the list. A lot of better options on Netflix.

The story and acting was very good and realy liked the movie. It's not a documentary about hooligans and football but more about the life of a middle aged member of Ultras. He's tired of his aging identity, has doubts about the future. He wants to taste other parts of life that he missed all these past years.

It was a good drama but i watched film with expectations about football and there is nothing about football and stadium. It is like a underground of Napole. It was an atsmosphere about hooligans but not about football. You can find this most of Football countries. It is not also about Ultras or Apaches

I love italian cinema, but not this movie. The word "ULTRAS" is bigger to be referred to this movie

I've never shown interest in football fans, be it true fans or ultras. Heck, I don't even care about this sport at all. However, it's happening in Naples, and after the TV show Gomorrah everything connected to the city sparks my interest.

What we have here is a somewhat predictable story with solid actors. At times it was obvious the production budget was tight, yet the authors managed to create a watchable and coherent movie.

Ultras is done in such a way that you forget your feelings about football or its fans. Above all this is a movie about human condition, choices people make and the consequences of those decisions.

"Ultras" is an intense, gritty portrayal of the passionate and at times violent world of soccer fan culture in Naples, hinged on the life of an aging ultra named Sandro. The work succeeds impressively in portraying the naked energy and eventual loyalty these fan groups have toward their teams. The cinematography is equally appreciated, capturing the vibrant and turbulent atmosphere of the city. Sometimes, however, the real momentum of the narrative is not that strong; sometimes character development sounds superficial, underutilizing most of the supporting cast. Despite these drawbacks, "Ultras" does curate an exciting vision of a subculture in cinema that is too rarely depicted while attempting its social critique through balancing a heartfelt trawl about identity and belonging.

I expected a lot more from this movie. It is supposed to be about Hooligans, but there ain't any scenes of what happens in stadiums or at soccer games. One cliché follows the other, the story and dialogues as character development could have been written by a child. The whole movie is boring, it fails to build up any tension or any sense for the actions that happen and it is full of recurring scenes about the same things like singing in choirs, senseless partying and sex scenes. The end is just utterly dumb and senseless, fitting to the rest of this easily forgettable movie. If you want to see a good and realistic hooligan film don't watch this one.

Ultras is a film that shows life of italian football fans and how they share together their passion for game,and spending time together and cheering for their team,wait,this film isnt about how football connects people and their love for it,it is more film about hooligans and how they destroy staff that many people love,i dont know if director wanted to show some sympathy towards them but he wasnt succesful towards me,since i live in country were hooligans also make trouble to normal life and people i was able to relate to that subject and i can say that it is made in realistic way,and that is best thing about film,ultras was a film with subject that im not big fan or supporter of,but i saw some staff that worked good to

Didn't expect a lot, but the movie was actually very good. Excellent acting and a believable story.

Any football fan will be familiar with the rise of the Ultras, now spread across Europe, but their heart is most definitely Italian. This luke warm and shallow depiction of the Napoli faction skipped over part of what unites them, we get the football but not the fascism. Without the politics included all we get is the mundane nature of the thug. Drugs, beer, girls & machismo. They might as well be bikers. Although we get a glimpse of the famous Italian banner culture no one watching would know that they're regimental flags that must be protected at all costs. It's a matter of honour so the burnt banner incident lost all of its importance and fails to explain why it could cause a split in the ranks. I understand why the producers avoided the politics, the Ultras will kill you, especially Napolli, they're caught up on that old lie of honour & respect with a dash of omerta. These are Neo Nazi thugs, no more, no less. We're not even shown their various Nazi salutes or get to hear their 'patriotic' songs. The acting is excellent, the locations spot on, but the story and dialogue is a bland two dimensional moral tale that violence begets violence. One day maybe someone will have the courage to make an accurate film about the Ultas and their various campaigns of racial terror, intimidation and extortion? At the moment is seems not.

Missing everything, from good acting to a real portrait of the ultras world. Most of the movie is about people singing songs, not much to do with football or ultras. Thankfully I saw the movie with english subtitles otherwise I wouldn't have understood what people say, since they don't speak italian.

The TL:DR: A film about football culture without football. Three points for showing the lives of working class people in Napoli and trying to be Ken Loach.

Long version: Even if you aren't part of the Ultras/Hooligan/Casula culture you probably have some images in your head associated with it. Now I'm not saying a filmmaker has to show reality, but if your movie is portraying a certain way of life and even claims it in the title, maybe you should make it as real as possible. With football this clearly is a budget/rights/access issue, with Ultras it even becomes political. Football clubs have a love/hate (often mir on the hate side) relationship with "active" fans. And the fans are very picky themselves, when it comes to their portrayal in media.

That's maybe why "classic" football violence and politics have been left out of this movie.

One could argue: This is just a movie for everyone, Ultras culture is just a background setting, but at the same time people it will have difficulties reading a lot of scenes without a certain knowledge of the codes and rules of said culture.

What's left is the portrayal of a slice of Neapolitan society that - I guess - tries to show the everyday grind of people and how their true god is football.

Without really showing this god. Or without accomplishing to show why this has become a facade, a ritual without meaning.

On a more structural level it is hard to sympathise with the people in Ultras. They lack dimension and motivation. I understand the time constraints of movies make this hard, but I can't shake the feeling the director feels to be part of the Ultras scene, but has a rather narrow view on the people in it. Not really condescending, but kind of how some parents can't shake of certain views they have of their child, failing to see the what their children really are capable of.

Full disclosure: I stopped watching after about an hour, because the movie just didn't come together for me at this point. I might come back and update my review, but I doubt it.

Ultras is one movie about Napoli and the Apache one group of people who supported Napoli everywhere until their old age...Good acting,excellent photography and brilliant soundtrack...one of the best productions from Netflix!!

Better then I expected, but.... First of all, they didn't show the energy off being with ultras in a stadium, its an immersive and powerful energy, its a fundamental factor to love like that your team, your partners and your city. Your scream alone doesn't mean nothing in a stadium, but all united, it means everything. Second, it could be more realistic, they can be wayyyy more aggressive, they have a truly hard time, they just don't have that kind of jobs (if they have, isn't easy as the Sandro job looked like) and nice beautiful trips to the beach with their love, they didn't even want it....and yes, after all they are fascists and have more restricted rules then just that what the movie show. At last, I can point another mistakes, things like "this movie just says violence generate more violence", it tries to talk about other realities but, it just try, but the thing that make me come here and write this was the final music, never seen such a bad choice in a movie, in the most dramatic part in all off the movie they put techno instead off the beautiful and tradicional Italian songs about loss and/or love, it just ruins the ending, they already had exaggerated about the end, and with the techno instead tradicional Italian.....

I turned it off halfway through.Totally slow moving,boring storyline and unexciting

Okay, this is a simple enough story and you can already figure out very quickly how it will pan out. Our lead character is a man who has seen better days still stuck in his Ultras world trying to get out but getting pulled back in with a young impressionable boy who he seems to mentor... You get the idea already.

This isn't to the quality of Gamorrah the TV series etc, and really the writing and everything is quite basic. The best thing is actually our lead who is quite likeable despite all the baggage.

If you don't know anything about Ultras, this film isn't a great introduction. In truth, Ultras are quite a cross-section of left, right and extremes, sometimes violent but mostly comical despite what the papers try to paint them all as. Not dismissing the worst excesses. It's surrogate family for many. This film captures that idea a bit but doesn't delve into it, and is the poorer for it.

As a football film, it's actually better than the average, but that really is a low benchmark. Easy enough watch, but nothing valuable gained from it. Another film the Napoli tourist board will wish gets buried away very quickly.