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Amar te duele (2002)
Standard teenage melodrama
It is a good idea, however the execution fails.
Sariñana copies a lot of scenes from several movies, however he doesn't seem to have a style of his own. One scene is a shameful Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet rip-off, but without Luhrmann's artistry.
So many different styles crammed into one film doesn't make any good...
Also, acting of most secondary actors is very, very flat.
Dialogues aren't that good... teenagers don't talk that way.
And there are two completely unnecessary nude scenes (not full, only from the waist up).
I consider "Amar Te Duele" as the child of a dull MTV video clip and a standard Televisa telenovela (soap opera).
Soba (2004)
Very interesting movie.
I have just seen this movie, and let me tell you it's a very interesting proposition.
First, you have to be aware that it's not your standard Mexican melodrama and it's not intended to be a realist film. It plays with the viewer using several interesting techniques - dubbing, B/W photography, strategically placed fades. If you intend to see it as a realistic picture, you won't like it. Like many wonderful movies, it should be seen as a world on its own.
Cinematography is wonderful. Music is so-so.
I don't want to spoil too many details about the plot, but let's say it's "De Sade's Justine meets Nabokov's Lolita"
Recommended.