Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

tedg I am pretty sure that it is not possible for someone other than an Argentine to make a film about this subject and have it matter. These are people who at the beginning of the terror supported it wholeheartedly. The military simply responded to what they saw was a terrorist threat by arresting without process and torturing. Starting small means starting; once you cross the line, everything else is trivial. And so 6 years of what ramped up to 3o police murders a day in Buenos Aires.So this thing lacks power as a story about Argentine horror. But even through all its faults, it still rings true and haunts about things at home: power corrupted and evil. Torture to protect citizens never does. The film is incredibly muffed, in pretty much all dimensions except...There are two good scenes. One is when the husband of the newly missing wife is comforted by his daughter in a somewhat sexual way. This was made for American consumption, and though the interaction may be genuinely Latin, the implication in this context is plain. It was a powerful scene and sets up all that follows.The second powerful scene is the unveiling of a spy. There is only a second that matters, when the man knows he is revealed and you see not panic but blame to his informant. It happens fact but it matters.Otherwise, what we have is a powerfully conceived set of folding narratives: a man as a playwright (precisely as in "The Lives of Others") in a film with deliberate dissonance. And him further as a psychic, telling the story to us and other characters as it happens to him. In other hands, this could have worked, especially with the intended fold from then there to now here.Tangos, l'exil de Gardel, was not good, but still better and at least genuine.Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.

jimmylee-1 So, I'm not the best at keeping up with current events. I have a job that I spent most of my time at to keep from being laid off. Local newspaper information about other countries and governments tends to be skimpy and colored by what the newspaper thinks we're interested in seeing.I am eternally grateful to live where I do, but it's only through books like "House of Spirits" and "Bitter Winds" that I really hear about other regimes.Because I spend a lot of time at a job that isn't exactly relaxing, I'm not hot on movies that are stressful. Classic musicals, comedies, and movies that have big names or get a lot of buzz are movies I'm likely to see. If this move had been made in Spanish and lacked Thompson and Banderas, I wouldn't have seen it. If that means the movie wasn't true to Argentina as some of the reviewers have indicated, well, at least the story reached one more person this way.Maybe the story had some holes in it (OK, the ESP thing was a little far fetched), but the overall impression of the method used to administer "political" power in a oppressive regime will never leave me. (And the movie reminded me why isolating armaments to a military group is a really bad idea.) Several comments from the reviewers were incredibly moving, made me appreciate all the more that I live where I do, and made me very glad that I did see this movie.

crib1069 Banderas, once again finds himself in a movie that denounces a dictatorship and the crimes against humanity committed by a military junta. Like his character in the movie Of Love and Shadow (where he plays a young Chilean Francisco Leal), here he plays a young Argentinian Carlos Rueda, who finds himself involved in a tragedy bigger than life. And yet he finds that imagination and remembrance brings hope to those who suffer. A beautiful and moving film, with great interpretations (bravo to Emma who acts with a heavy Spanish accent) that enters your soul and makes you feel the pain of an atrocious regime. I loved it and I suggest it to all young people to see how the madness of few can lead a country to incredible pain and sufferance

rainstorm79-1 The first thing I'd like to say is I've been reading people's comments about this movie, and I'm really touched at how much people round the world know about the worst period in Argentinian history. As regards the movie itself, I wouldn't like to disrespect anyone, but I think it is a lousy portrayal of real events. I agree with someone that the title allows for the viewer to expect a free interpretation rather than an accurate historical account. I disagree with someone about the images of torture being too many and too cruel. I think they were too soft. I've seen at least twenty Argentinian movies dealing with this topic (actually, I'd say nine out of ten Argentinian movies have at least one referent to it). The point is, no one can make a movie about "El Proceso" but an Argentinian citizen. It's nothing to be proud of, but it's our burden. I didn't have anyone missing, but I grew up with this, and it'll never be over for us. I understand the good intentions of everyone involved in this movie, and I think it's important that people in other countries let the world find out what happened here, but if you really want to know, you should see local accounts, without fake accents (subtitles are not that bad once you get used to them). Oh, and just for the record, the oppressors were ten times more somber and disgusting than what the movie shows. Most of them still feel the same way about everything they did, and as someone said, justice in this country is a lost cause. I just pray it never happens again. Thanks for reading.