Beautifully filmed Colombian "Crossroads" tale. Despite the stunning location filming the movie drags out a familiar story. There are a few original contributions to the tale but the star of the movie really is the countryside.
Beautiful. Granted. Rap battles ala Accordion. Incredible. But. But. I fast-forwarded through the last half hour because there was no substance behind any of the images I was seeing. The protagonist could have been a model for how much you knew about him. I guess put it on in the background at a party.
Un trabajo que cumple rigurosamente los clichés de una cinta “roadtrip”. Es lo que pasa cuando “limitas” a un director con visión (como Ciro Guerra demostró con “La sombra del caminante”) introduciéndolo a la monstruosa industria fílmica, donde la calidad se mide por el numero de premios obtenidos y por las ganancias en taquilla (lo mismo pasó con Aronofsky después de Pi). De no ser por las logradas escenas musicales, duelo de coplas y tamboreos, la cinta fuera un convencionalismo sin razón de ser. Es este folclor y unos dos que tres toques autorales de Guerra que hacen de la cinta algo disfrutable y diga de ser recomendada.
I don't think cinematography is everything. You've got to have a story that matches the artistry of the images, or at least two decent actors in the lead roles.
