1972peruvian

This is an awful movie The positive reviews are definitely fake There are no redeeming qualities to this “movie” Other than perhaps a good example of how NOT to tell a story. The acting is awful, the dialogue is ridiculous, the cinematography is a joke. It is almost like it is a parody of itself. I have a feeling that high school student who has watched 10 movies in his whole life and had a camera could make a better movie than this.

A great adaptation of this most enduring masterpiece. The producers and director have managed to capture the feel and rhythm of the novel. As a long time admirer of Garcia Marquez’s work I am impressed with what they have achieved. It would have been easy to dilute and bastardize a story as rich, compelling and intricate as this; but they have managed to give it what it deserves and requires as an adaptation for the screen: the blend of drama, humor, sex and the unexpected get mixed in a great balance of pitch perfect story telling. I dare say the author would be pleased.

This movie disappoints. It had the potential to be an epic follow up to the first movie given the amazing talent that was used; instead it falls short in many levels. It feels like the movie wants to too much and it losses itself half way through.

This movie is like a parody of any gangster movie ever made. The acting is mediocre at best, the dialogue is one cliché after another; it has no clear plot (I ended up thinking “what did I just watch?”) A total joke that looks like it was put together by a bunch of high school students taking Remedial Film Making 101