SmugKitZine Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Sabah Hensley This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

watusis The movie has a good story line but the actors did not look like Dominicans and I soon learned that it was filmed in Mexico and that explained why they nor the people in the filmed didn't look Dominican. After I envisioned it in Santo Domingo I did enjoy the Movie. But everyone looked Mexican so that really threw me off.The film is also based on a true story making it more interesting for me to view. I had heard of Trujillo regime but it was really interesting to view a story of a family affected during his tyranny. I want to share this movie with my mom and family who have also heard of Trujillo tyrades.

jamonesserranos In general, the movie was a total disappointment, and more disappointing when you are a Dominican person, that although was not present, has learned so much about it.*Worst Points: a.) Most of the Dominican population is Mulatto, although blacks and whites predominate. The people that predominate in the movie are Mexicans, and although I have nothing against them, that cannot be acceptable.b.) The script was kind of corny and romantic, and the story is more horrifying than anything else, and the movie writers leave aside that part of the history where the real action occurs to put romantic stuff. c.) The movie focuses more on Minerva Mirabal than on the other two sisters. Although is true that Minerva was essential and the one that attracted the rest of the sisters, they cannot leave aside Maria Teresa and Patria to concentrate more on Minerva's life.d.) The investigation had to be more deep. If they talk about a specific place, in this case Dominican Republic, they have to investigate more about the system DR had (way of life, transportation, economics, culture etc.) but had to be more deep and specific. They had to focus more on the Mirabal's daily life. What did this family do? How did they get along? e.) The other part of the investigation (Trujillo's government), was full of mistakes. e.) The horror Trujillo caused among the population should've been more shown. Trujillo is shown as being too easy-going. Well, not easy-going, but compared to what Trujillo did, the movie showed him very light.f.) The technical part is horrible and several actors did a mediocre performance, with lack of realism. They seemed to be very soap-opera. Actors should've researched a bit more about their characters. g.) No one on DR would dare to disrespect physically or verbally Trujillo or his family. The movie showed that several times. Although I had to admit Minerva had a lot of courage and defended herself very well, but not to the level that the movie shows.

cisnero_jose I don't know what the director was thinking when this movie was filmed. As a Dominican native, I feel insulted that not only was the movie filmed outside of the Dominican Republic,but also none of the actors were Dominican native. I believe the director could have filmed the movie entirely with Dominican actors. This movie should have never been allowed. What a disgrace. Please in the future try to do a little more research about what life in a foreign nation is like. To film a movie without representing the people of the country can be embarrassing for the people native of that country. Oh yes, the movie would have been much better if it was in Spanish with English subtitle

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