Amores perros (original title)
*ing: Gael García Bernal, Goya Toledo, Emilio Echevarría, Álvaro Guerrero
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Romance
Spoiler Alert - I absolutely admire the works of Alejandro González Iñárritu and I personally rate him as one of the best Directors in the world of Spanish cinema. Having said that 'Amores Perros' is a work of Alejandro González Iñárritu directed before he gave us hits like 21 Grams, Babel and Biutiful. Now that I have confessed my likeness towards the works of Alejandro González Iñárritu this review may be a bit skewed because all I can do is sing praise for Alejandro and why not he delivers such excellent works of art. What I really really really liked about 'Amores Perros' is the screenplay ... the movie kicks off with a car chase that lasts for a min or two and ends in a crash and then the audience is transported back in time and 3 parallel stories are revealed .... and guess what ... all the 3 stories are connected to the car crash. The way the whole plot is unraveled is a brilliant display of direction, art direction and some clever writing and editing. I am not saying this kind of movie making style is new but the way the whole screenplay is directed and presents makes it a treat to watch and mind you there have been umpteen number of directors who have tried copying such styles of movie making only to come up with something that fell face flat on-screen ... it's a delight to watch Amores Perros. No wonder this movie walked away with 2 critic awards besides innumerable other awards under the category of 'Best Foreign Feature' in various film festivals across the globe.
What the story is all about ... well like I mentioned 3 stories ... it get a bit complicated to put it all in a few sentences. But, primarily Octavio (Gael García Bernal) is trying to put money together to run away with his sister-in-law on the other hand Chivo (Emilio Echevarría) is a contract killer and leading a homeless life with dogs he cares and finally there is Valeria (Goya Toledo) and Daniel (Álvaro Guerrero) who are trying to start a new life together only to witness their plans come crashing down as something unexpected happens. Trust me ... this one's a delight to watch ... I sure rate 'Amores Perros' as one of the finest Spanish movies till date. Positively a must watch :)
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245712/
Rottentomatoes: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/amores_perros/
*ing: Gael García Bernal, Goya Toledo, Emilio Echevarría, Álvaro Guerrero
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Romance
Spoiler Alert - I absolutely admire the works of Alejandro González Iñárritu and I personally rate him as one of the best Directors in the world of Spanish cinema. Having said that 'Amores Perros' is a work of Alejandro González Iñárritu directed before he gave us hits like 21 Grams, Babel and Biutiful. Now that I have confessed my likeness towards the works of Alejandro González Iñárritu this review may be a bit skewed because all I can do is sing praise for Alejandro and why not he delivers such excellent works of art. What I really really really liked about 'Amores Perros' is the screenplay ... the movie kicks off with a car chase that lasts for a min or two and ends in a crash and then the audience is transported back in time and 3 parallel stories are revealed .... and guess what ... all the 3 stories are connected to the car crash. The way the whole plot is unraveled is a brilliant display of direction, art direction and some clever writing and editing. I am not saying this kind of movie making style is new but the way the whole screenplay is directed and presents makes it a treat to watch and mind you there have been umpteen number of directors who have tried copying such styles of movie making only to come up with something that fell face flat on-screen ... it's a delight to watch Amores Perros. No wonder this movie walked away with 2 critic awards besides innumerable other awards under the category of 'Best Foreign Feature' in various film festivals across the globe. What the story is all about ... well like I mentioned 3 stories ... it get a bit complicated to put it all in a few sentences. But, primarily Octavio (Gael García Bernal) is trying to put money together to run away with his sister-in-law on the other hand Chivo (Emilio Echevarría) is a contract killer and leading a homeless life with dogs he cares and finally there is Valeria (Goya Toledo) and Daniel (Álvaro Guerrero) who are trying to start a new life together only to witness their plans come crashing down as something unexpected happens. Trust me ... this one's a delight to watch ... I sure rate 'Amores Perros' as one of the finest Spanish movies till date. Positively a must watch :)
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245712/
Rottentomatoes: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/amores_perros/
Finally watched it. Had been pending for quite a long time. A lengthy one. Bit of editing could have worked wonders but nevertheless Iñárritu at his best. Good one time watch. :))
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