Bang Bang Baby

Certainly not for the "sanitized Inspector Montelbano" or "gritty Gomorrah" fans.

More in the vein of Killing Eve or Get Shorty or Fargo, noir in the Italian tradition where law and family allegiances are often in conflict but with an irreverent touch of comedy and characters. Well written, filmed and acted. A motley set of characters while a bit stereotyped, nevertheless, manage to pull it off with a straight face. While the subject matter is for mature audiences, it is fairly well sanitized without gratuitous gore.

Like a good series, it isn't about a single logical ending with a long way to get there. One never knows where it is going to go next with its twists and turns. It isn't a simple good vs bad story.

The lead character being a young teenager brilliantly portrayed is a refreshing take on the crime-comedy genre.

Watch it without any pre-conceived notion of genre or characters or period to enjoy it.

This so was awesome. It wasn't just a mob show or a teen show. It had a mix from every genre in it in some way. It was just so fun.

I hope it gets a second season I want to see what happens to Alice in Italian Wonderland.

A creative stylized approach that gets into the teenage protagonist's mind-frame of the twisted violent mayhem life involving the resurfacing of a supposedly dead father, a crime family with dirty secrets and the most evil of all - teenage puberty!

It is so riddled with cliche characters and situations that it works perfectly thanks to the performers (very much Felliniesque), art direction, wardrobe and technical brilliance. Not to forget a stunning compilation of music that is the soundtrack to Alice's wild ride into the underbelly of the corrupt and sinister forces of 1980s Italy.

Buon appetito!

Italians could make great genre films in the past that are remembered even today and found by the new audiences every day. This can't be said for many of the new italian movies and serieses. However Bang Bang Baby is a big exception to this and it shows how cool italian directors and filmmakers can be. Just disregard the ominous name.

This series has high production values, big budget, fantastic cast, great 80's music and very very good script. It appears that nothing could go wrong with the first five episodes because I was completely hooked. I didn't have any boring moments watching it. I can't think of negative things to say.

To be honest I did not expect a great movie not even a good movie. However this is so good that it just blew me away. I just saw five episodes and I think they're supposed to be more in a few weeks but I'm not sure. I certainly hope it is. It is English subtitled but the production, the acting and the female protagonist is an exceptional choice for the leading role. I think they would have done better if they had given a different name, because the name is what probably made me underrated before watching. I want to talk about it, but I don't want to give the serious away, trust me you will like it.