Reviews

Of course we wanted to see the sequel! The characters on the first one are wonderful! We all fell in love for the smart, ingenious, hip, super cool thieves from Ocean's Eleven. And the topic on both movies is quite attractive too. We all want to see how a great super robbery is made. Its like Magic; we all want to see a trick and we all want to see how is done, even if knowing the secret spoils the magic itself.

So I went, And I saw. But nothing's moved inside me (Nothing but my brain, which haves to work a lot to solve it all in this one). There's no magic trick in here. There's no magic. Even though the characters are still great and super cool and stuff, there's a whole big great mess going around. There's just too much conflict on it to be hilarious. Its too full of too many things happening at the same time. And, yes, I do like those mind-twisting plots, but not when you're expecting a simple funny magical trick.

Of course it has some funny stuff on it. As I said, the characters are everything in those movies. I got to say, I kinda like it even if its not half as good and simple as the first one. And I know I like it only because of the 'Ocean's Twelve'.

For a period of my life, I thought that "Zapata - El sueño del héroe (2004)" and "First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest, The (2002)", where the worst, stupidest, idiotic, non-sense piece of crap to be called 'movie'. But now, we got a new winner! Garfield, the movie...

I think I should start saying that I'm actually a big fan of the Garfield comic strips. I even own lots of books by Jim Davis and stuff. I also have to say that I'm also a big fan of Bill Murray (overall since Lost in translation), I like Breckin Meyer and I think Jennifer Love Hewitt is hot... -"enough reasons to watch this thing", I thought... (WRONG). But then the movie starts... with Garfield talking, which he never really did before. He used to think a lot, but that was all. Whenever he opened his mouth in the comic, was only to say 'meow!'. In the movie, I wish he never even think anything, cause, damn! And why, oh why, do they always have to put a stupid love plot in the movies? The veterinarian and Jon would never, ever go out on a date in the comic books, for example.

Boring, predictable, silly, un-garfieldish... just a waste of time and money. Even for big fans. I couldn't even stand watching the movie to the end. That bad it was!

As a citizen of Mexico City, this movie had moved me like no other action movies had. You can have fun with those, but never feel as excited, angry and touched by one, as this one does.

To live in this city, to be exposed to everyday kidnaps and robbers and stuff, to be actually IN the movie, to feel like i was watching what I watched the same day on the news, but with a big black guy with a shotgun making justice to all of we who had been related to kidnaps ... this movie its a relief! It's a big explosion of power images we all needed!!!

Kidnaps may be one of the worst crimes we're exposed to. And this being the everyday routine by living here is really crappy. It's nonsense. We all feel useless as we are, because this things are happening right now not very far from where I'm typing and we just can't do anything about it. And there's virtually no one making the difference in here. It's very much frustrating. It's quite inspiring to watch Denzel Washington doing all that people what every citizen of this city would like to do to those bastards! We would like to have thousands of big black guys with shotguns cutting out the fingers of every people involved in brutalities like those!

We came out of the theatre very excited, very free. Talking a lot about it and about how we need people with courage to do what Creassy does. It's powerful! It's a great action movie but with the plus that gives the feeling of actually hating the bad guys of the movie. Its not like when you see James Bond killing an evil doctor who wants to take over the world or Jean Claude Van Dame kicking his karate opponent's ass. It's being a badass with guns, shooting to people who are real, and who do deserve the worst of the world. Who we would like to do what this character, Creassy does!!! Action movies at its best!

Now I wonder how this was made. It kinda' feels as if it was a present from Hollywood to us in Mexico City. As if they said: -"We're Hollywood, the parents of action movies; here you go, a gift to all of you guys who need some relief of your sad and terrible situation. Hang in there…" And its frankly great! I hope some one in here feels as inspired as I am, so maybe the movie makes all the way into creating a solution to the terrible situation we're living in here. Maybe not by the authorities, but by some lunatic with guns. I don't care the ways, we just need to stop it!

And I could not finish the comment without giving credit to the amazing acting and performance of Denzel Washington and especially of Dakota Fanning, who every time I watch in a movie keeps getting better and better in her acting. That girl's just great; she's gonna get to the top! I wish I had a daughter like that!

Great action movie! In the name of Mexico City: Thank You!!! We needed this!

I think everything's already said on all other comments, but its all true: This movie sucks; the script sucks; the actors suck; has awful historical flaws; is totally unrealistic; its nonsense; its absolutely wrong made; its lame; its an offense to a national hero, to Mexican culture, and to Mexican film industry!

In my opinion it has 2 major flaws:

1) It tried so hard to be an 'American style' epic movie... with 10% of an American movie budget. I would say its Mexican wannabe-Hollywood at its lowest.

2) I bet much of the budget spent on this production is obviously on hiring "Known" actors to be on the movie. Even if just for a couple of seconds. That's how we can see cameos of people like Angélica Aragón and Carmen Salinas, and the main characters are stared by well known icons of Mexican pop culture, who sing pretty well, but can't act. Even Jaime Camil (Emiliano Zapata's brother) looks more like the actual Emiliano Zapata. Just because Alejandro Fernandez its a famous singer doesn't mean its gonna be a blockbuster! And he SUCKS acting!!!

So, by spending money in hiring celebrities, renting thousands of horses, and some explosive material, they left out things like a good story, or the backgrounds; Anybody noticed how all the interior shots where in ruins of old haciendas? People where living inside great ruins, with expensive furniture... but no ceilings or windows and walls that are about to fall. Who is this guy trying to imitate, Fellini?

I don't know how or why do this movie happened. How does it actually was made? Who allowed it? I'm afraid that it could go around the world and People from every country would think that this is Mexico, and this is how Mexican movies are, and Mexican actors, and Mexican scripts and stories... I'm afraid of this happening. Quoting the main character of the movie: 'The guy who made this film, Arau, "Is not a real Mexican"'. A real Mexican would not let an important issue like this, become such a shame! Its a big bad joke; A ridicule waste of time.

I lost 2 hours of my life forever, by watching this "film". Save your eyes!

I remember being at the theater surrounded by a hundred people crying at once, during most of the movie. The guy next to me was crying his heart out, and so was I. Its inevitable. Its unbelievable. Its Amazing!

I didn't liked musicals, so the only reason I went to watch this movie was for Björk, who Im a big fan of. As soon as the movie started, the incredibly talented Björk, suddenly became "Selma", and was no longer the famous musician, but a fragile blind and poor girl. As soon as you get used to the moving camera, and you get into the music, you get trapped in this incredible drama, connected to the feelings of the main character, Selma. Then you're there; you're inside the movie and there's no way out until its over. You dance with björk and then you cry as if you met Selma, as if she was your friend, your mom, your crush. You stop thinking in musicals as a ridiculous singing and dancing funny circus, and now you find the connection between everyday music in your life and your own matters and problems.

Then You keep crying. Unless you're a completely unsensitive rock; a weird super macho stone; or you just don't pay a little attention to the film, you start crying and keep crying your heart out. And when you think you've cried enough, and that you're life may be miserable for a couple of days later... It ENDS, leaving a perfectly clear message that brings you hope and reflection. With this message on you, you can watch the credits and clean your face, soaked in tears. I remember going to the restroom after the movie, and being with all the men who saw it, old men, young men, grandpas, fathers and teenagers, all cleaning their throats and drying their faces, to return to the outside bright world. I've never seen such a strong reaction on most of the audience. But on the way home, you're happy.

Outstanding performances by every single person involved in this movie. The best musical I ever seen, and one of the best Dramas. One of the best films I've seen!

It obviously has a high budget.... THATS ABOUT IT.

The topic's silly. The story is awfull. The actors are lame. Direction too. Its totally un-realistyc. Its dummy; silly, lame, stupid. It might sound as if I got something against someone involved in the movie, but I don't. I just saw this yesterday on TV... I even got angry for being watching something so stupid! Its non-sense. IT really really really sucks!

Someone could have spent the money wasted in this movie to feed some poor country, invest in AIDS treatment... hey! even invest in real tecnologhy! Buying a gun or some drugs would be a better use of the money, than producing or even waching some crap like this. It is just, so far, the WORST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN. Trust me. And Im sorry for the actors involved! they were just doing their jobs!

I was quite excited to see Tarantino's 4th movie. I love his previous work! But this movie really sucks, big time. Here's why:

I guess the script can fit in one or two sheets of paper, cause besides from the fight scenes, there's nothing left but a bride trying to have a 'revange' for her murdered wedding day, husband and son. SO? That's not enough to make a decent story; not a 90 minutes one!

Fight fight fight, blood blood blood, swords swords swords. Big deal. Millions of japanese and chinese filmakers have been doing that since who knows when! But even when first Bruce Lee's movies sucked, it was really stunning to see him move and fight. That was the magic! But why did I payed to see this blonde chick fly with cables attached to her waist, fighting against 88 'Katos' at once? This movie just don't make any scence!

Now the good part, here is why its not the worst movie i 've seen: a very small portion of that dark-humor Tarantino's got... its always appreciated! The actresses are really gorgeous! The photography is quite nice with all those bright colors and contrasted combinations. It has some interesting colorfull scenes and camera movements (very creative! but a movie's not made out of that). And the music is great.

The only part that's amazing n' great is the Anime scenes. Those are really great.

But more amazing than the disappointment of this nonsense, bloody, stupid movie, was to see the ratings it got in this website. Whats wrong with you people? Will you applause to everything the media tell you to applause? Or is it just me, who didn't get something? maybe Its not that Tarantino's trying to make a fool out of us; maybe the whole movie was actually a dark joke and its just me who didn't get it.

I like this movie. Besides of the great cast, great actors and performance, the story is very nice. There are not many dark-humor movies made in mexico.

Very well done. Good budget, i guess.

The story reminds me of movies like "Snatch" (2000) or "Pulp Fiction" (1994), and we don't get stories like that very often in our mexican movies.

An easy, viewer-frendly, "im-gonna-have-a-good-time-for-a-couple-of-hours" type of movie.

We all know that kind of weird movie where the creators try to make an artistic flick, mixing some sort of music with explicit images or great photography or a misunderstanding topic or plot or any strange thing. Sometimes, they do it right, and the result is a great blast of feelings in a sea of moving colors and sound. Sometimes nobody gets it and it becomes another pseudo-artistic pretentious thing, filed in some art school's shelf.

In this case, "Impulsos", is between those two ways. It has a plot, a simple one. It has real life-like characters. It has this great jazz music that matches the images and the plot. It has a great photography, and art coordination. It certainly makes you FEEL every feeling transmitted by the actors. But it seems for me that nobody knew what to do with all this. They just got an idea of what to do with this elements, but they fight against time to make it last 90 minutes.

Good actors, good direction. Great music, great photography: now get a complete story! Introduction, problem, climax and resolution... right?

Solo suddenly finds out that what he's living has happened before. In the middle of a "deja-vu" he discovers that he's not really alive. He's just the main character of a video game, and he refuses to keep "playing" in a non sense life, where he'll be born and killed again and again and again. He tries to convince the people around him, that they are inside a game, that their lifes are not real; that everything that happens has already happened before. But its useless: he's the only one who realizes it. Like a prophet, like a Jesus or a Buddha, he has just realized what he is, and the stupid meaning of his life-game. And he's the only one who can speak to their creator; their designer: Jimi Dini, a succesfull video game designer of the real life. A real life where Jimi lives, depressed, bored and numb. He's got something in common with Solo, thats why he decide to help him, erasing the game, his last an great creation, Nirvana, before its too late.

Its not a matter of spoiling the great end of your life, but have you realized how repetitive it is? Maybe you should pay attention to Solo. Or try to find Jimi and ask him to be deleted.