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Better Than Most Hollywood Romances

Douglas Herman | Pompano Beach, FL | 02/22/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Two things keep you glued to this movie. Well, make that three things. The story of a working class Bolivian guy who wants to get a visa to visit his son in America. When he runs into complications during his stay in Lima, he decides to heist some cash from a gold broker to grease the palm of corrupt officials. Meanwhile his neighbor, a stripper-with-the-proverbial-heart-of-gold takes a liking to him. She takes him to her club and he watches her dance. Worth renting the movie for that scene alone. So we (a) wonder whether she'll get her guy and (b) whether he'll pull off the heist without getting caught or killed, and (c) whether he'll ever get to America.

Lots of helicopter shots of Lima on clear days and nights, so this ain't Slumdog, although I'm sure Lima has lots of them. Well worth renting or owning, simply to see how Latin filmmakers make movies without resorting to (a) fistfights or (b) shootouts to move the story along. Very good performances by both leads, Kate del Castillo especially."

Good actors, but overall very weak movie

promok | FL | 03/06/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I rented this because I was drawn to the unique storyline and because I love kate and demian.

however, the plot was pretty weak, which caused the actors to be less than incredible and instead give pretty forgettable performances. my guess is that the directing was not as good as it could have been, which compromised the overall impact of the movie.

I recommend it to watch but not to buy."

Muy horrible

C. Evaul | St. Louis, IL. | 10/27/2007

(1 out of 5 stars)

"No me gusta. Es una mala representación de Bolivia. No tiene sentido.
I did not like this movie at all. It has a bad image for Bolivia. It was not written well, had no real theme or point. It is full of stereotypes."