I'm giving this film a 5 out of 10 chiefly because of Viggo Mortensen. I saw him in A Dangerous Method and The Road, and who can forget A History of Violence and Eastern Promises. He's a great actor, but what I like most about him is his willingness to stretch himself as an actor by taking on very different kinds of roles. Many actors end up playing themselves. No doubt this is comfortable, but it doesn't make for great acting.
I saw the preview of this film at the local indie theater where I go and because Mortensen was in it and the preview looked interesting, I decided to see it. The other three reviewers are spot-on with their criticisms. Although Mortensen pulls off acting--as one reviewer put it--three different roles (Pedro, the bad brother; Agustin, the good brother; and Agustin playing Pedro) quite well, the film itself is slow-moving and frankly kind of all over the place. Not enough background to figure out why the characters are the way they are.
And having Agustin, clearly over 50, fall in love with a local (Tigre delta Argentina) 21-yo girl, Rosa, and swear undying love to her as he dies, I thought a bit over the top. It's not even clear why he quit loving his wife, Claudia. Yet he falls for someone 30 years younger. Agustin is a confused, and confusing, individual. At least Pedro was more consistent.
As one previous reviewer pointed out, the film had great potential but it fizzled out very soon. Weak script and weak directing. Too bad for us Mortensen fans.
I saw the preview of this film at the local indie theater where I go and because Mortensen was in it and the preview looked interesting, I decided to see it. The other three reviewers are spot-on with their criticisms. Although Mortensen pulls off acting--as one reviewer put it--three different roles (Pedro, the bad brother; Agustin, the good brother; and Agustin playing Pedro) quite well, the film itself is slow-moving and frankly kind of all over the place. Not enough background to figure out why the characters are the way they are.
And having Agustin, clearly over 50, fall in love with a local (Tigre delta Argentina) 21-yo girl, Rosa, and swear undying love to her as he dies, I thought a bit over the top. It's not even clear why he quit loving his wife, Claudia. Yet he falls for someone 30 years younger. Agustin is a confused, and confusing, individual. At least Pedro was more consistent.
As one previous reviewer pointed out, the film had great potential but it fizzled out very soon. Weak script and weak directing. Too bad for us Mortensen fans.