The modesty of Ruiz is one of his least spoken of features, the modesty of a craftsman who wants to keep working, "come Hell or hight water." Here he alternates landscapes of his long lost home with documentary footage and Ruizian voice over of the highest order; it would make a terrific opener for Weeresthatkul's MYSTERIOUS OBJECT AT NOON, or Moullet's TERRE DE LA FOLIE, for what that is worth...
I don't hate the film...it's a "good enough" movie with a great cast that's hurt a lot by some structural mistakes with the script and the sense of something missing that would make it really stick out as a classic...