Wednesday, March 21, 2007

101 Reykjavik, El Crimen Del Padre Amaro (The Crime of Padre Amaro)

101 Reykjavik, with dialogue mostly in Icelandic, is a fairly entertaining black comedy. I certainly enjoyed the attitude of the main character, Hlynur, a 20 something slacker living at home with his hash-smoking mom. I wasn't totally engaged with the movie, though. It never totally connected with me. But there were some really funny, pithy lines of dialogue, such as "After you die your dead, and before you're born you're dead. Life is a break from death."

El Crimen Del Padre Amaro is a heavy, dour, tragic work. Catholic priest power trips, liberation theology, lust, guilt, narcotrafficantes, abortions. Not a feel good film, but well acted by Gael Garcia Bernal and directed by Carlos Carrera of Mexico.

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