Tuesday, March 23, 2010

SFFW: The best and the worst

Last two days of festival I had a chance to see one of the best movie (3:19) and definitely the worst one (Mentiras y Gordas). Fortunately IMDB users have similar opinions about these productions.
First of the movies (3:19) has a little bit sophisticated plot, but due to this, very absorbing. It's the story about 3 guys, very good friends and their way of looking for a true love. Unfortunately one of them has cancer and his days are numbered. It also tells about coincidences in life and mathematical group theory. This theory is explained on real life examples in a very poetic way. Plot is maybe not action-packed, but all the same very interesting. I definitely recommend seeing this movie.
On the other hand please avoid watching "Mentiras y Gordas". This movie has very appealing title in polish, but it's a big lie. Of course there's a lot of sex, drugs and partying in the movie, but director forgot to find some plot. It's like a puzzle compound of many random pieces and the only common thing in them is a sex or drugs scene. It also has very naturalistic gay and lesbian scenes - who knows why? They just doesn't fit here. To be honest nothing fits here. I really don't understand why this movie was blockbuster in Spain???? It probably means they need just some scenes like that instead of the movie that has a plot. Strange, but true... Moreover I don't understand why this poor movie is shown on a high quality film festival among others films from a different class? Manana should be ashamed! Unfortunately this movie will be in wide distribution from Gutek Film - just another mistake... waste of money. There's so many more interesting productions...

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