SmugKitZine Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

Steineded How sad is this?

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

groggo A LOT OF SPOILERS HERE, SO BEWARE There has been considerable fuss over this movie, and I'm not sure why. Rather than being 'shocking,' as some have called it, I found it pretty predictable, primarily because the characters are clichés that have been familiar figures in movies over the past 10 or 15 years.'Mujer, etc.' is a Peruvian film that is really a stylish soap opera. We have the conflicted husband Ignacio (Christiane Meier) who can't conceive; the unhappy, confused and childless wife Zoe (Barbara Mori); and the husband's brother, a scruffy, ever-cool, always foul-mouthed Gonzalo (Manolo Cardona), who also just happens to be a talented artist (why are these people never accountants or claims adjusters?). Gonzalo wants to sexually possess the wife rather than love her, more out of revenge and hatred for his brother.And then, to round up the usual clichéd suspects, we have the nonthreatening, flaming gay guy Boris (Bruno Bichir) who offers secret, breathless advice to Zoe while confessing, around deeply effeminate giggles, that he finds her husband 'very hot'. Zoe, for reasons that escape me, regularly and inexplicably seeks his counsel. This is some counsel: Boris says Zoe's husband must be gay because if he wasn't he would want to have sex with her every day (this is after 10 years of marriage). With advice like that I'd be looking for another nonthreatening, flaming gay guy.It could be my imagination, but contemporary movies are littered with situations like this: the 'third-party' omniscient gay man who is sought out for advice by confused heterosexual women or men.Director Ricardo de Montreuil tries to explain everything toward the end, and it becomes a pretty awkward 'wrapping up' ceremony. The husband confesses he 'likes men' (i.e. he's always been gay). The wife, who has slept with this guy for 10 whole years, appears to be shocked by his confession. Credibility anyone? The nonthreatening gay guy offers to adopt the wife's baby as his own (and how many times have we seen this scenario?). The wife is content with a child donated by sperm from the rotten brother, who has exacted his revenge on his brother and wants nothing more to do with the wife. The husband carries on, living a gay lifestyle while he continues to live, and sleep, with his wife in an agreement that includes a 'fully loving' relationship. Egads. As if.This director wants us to suspend a whole lot of disbelief in this film, and it just doesn't work, at least for me.

festivalpix The overwhelming preponderance of American critics have incorrectly translated the title of "La Mujer de mi Hermano" as "My Brother's Wife." Indeed, even prestigious film critic Roger Ebert went so far as to suggest that the film should be retitled "My Husband's Brother" since the story was told from the wife's perspective.Frankly, these critics missed the point: The correct translation is "My Brother's Woman," a deliberate reference to the heroine's ambivalence as the center of a romantic triangle between two brothers. In other words, with which brother does she really belong? The Spanish title is so right for its story.Most critics also missed the point that within macho Latin culture, the hot-headed husband Ignacio might well have put his two-timing wife Zoe and cuckolding brother Gonzalo six feet under and, sub-textually, that's precisely where the story seemed to be speeding like an out-of-control freight train. Instead, surprisingly, Ignacio embraces his wife, forgives his brother and accepts his nephew as his own child. Yes, and his adulterous wife -- his brother's woman -- forgives his periodic bisexual dalliances. As Zoe says, it's only fair.In the south-of-the-border world of predominately Catholic conservatism, this film provides a rare glimpse at social tolerance and interpersonal redemption. And though built on the chassis of a melodramatic telenovela, the societal resonance of its themes uplift the richness of the story to somewhere between "Unfaithful" and "Little Children." Beautifully photographed, beautifully acted and beautifully directed, this film has been woefully underrated by America's politically correct and culturally insensitive critical community. Do not be fooled."La Mujer de mi Hermano" is a very good film.

julienne_20 The entire movie is great, the actors, the scenery, the director, everything is really great. It's a foreign movie, and i must say i expected to be a little bit ... " easy" but then i guess i was wrong. Christian MEier and BArbara Mori are great actors, and they've proved to us, again, that they can play any role, anything fits to their personality. Christian is very good looking and there's a chemistry between him and BArbara, you can see it in the movie as well. All i can say is congratulations to Jaime Baily, he did a very good job. And also congratulations to Christian, i hope ill see you more in movies . If anybody reads this before seeing the movie, try it ! It's worth it!

postmanwhoalwaysringstwice "La Mujer de mi hermano" tells the story of a young woman's illicit sexual reawakening by her husband's brother. The film has an alluring taboo nature, and is a feast for the eyes due to beautiful cinematography as well as a very attractive cast, lead by the gorgeous Bárbara Mori. The film takes many cues from Hollywood's best erotic thrillers (and "Unfaithful" specifically), as it interweaves suspense into the intimate moments as well as the interplay between characters. The film builds steadily with fine editing and a predictably unraveling plot to a truly disappointing finish that feels partially sappy and partially insulting.