Aamras

An impressive cinematic debut by Alejandro González Iñárritu, Amores Perros, which translates roughly to Love's a Bitch, is harshly critical of love and human relationships. It is, at times, difficult to watch, and doesn't aspires to be uplifting. In a three-part story that intertwines, love is presented in many incarnations. It only seems to survive when represented by a human/animal bond. In contrast, love between people tends to come across as tainted. From infidelity to abandonment of children, the situations presented are heartbreaking in cases where humans interact with each other. The cinematography is particularly impressive. Polished shots with well-written character development are perfectly contrasted with gritty and jarring action sequences full of fast cuts. The acting is also noteworthy, with each character truly living their role in a flawed, multi-dimensional and realistic way. I found myself able to empathize with almost all the characters against all odds. I was... Read more

Fellini's best movie

The "I want a woman!" scene is sidesplitting-especially the little nun going up the tree to retrieve him.

A stupid movie by Fellini, must have a thing about large breasts????....

A musical, visual, and human delight! One of Fellini's best, and the humor translates fine for American audiences.

The title speaks for it all. Ya gotta know Spanish to understand the title!

Fast action. Intriguing cinematography. If you can stomach the dog fight scenes, it is well worth watching a few times.

Hard movie to watch but really fine. And Gael Garcia Bernal is an actor to watch!

Oh yes, Love IS a Bitch.

I don't know quite what to make of this movie. Amores Perros is really three separate movies loosely tied together under the motif of "Love is a Bitch." Each story features very different characters, and the only real common thread is that dogs play central roles in the lives of the movies' protagonists. There are some excellent action scenes (including some brutal dog fighting scenes), cool cinematography, and characters that were very well casted. However, something just didn't work for me. There was so much betrayal going on, between brothers, between lovers, between husbands and wives, and even between dog and owner that it was really hard to have a lot of sympathy for the characters. Also, the movie was pushing three hours - which in my opinion is way too long - especially as most cinemas which show foreign films are not the most comfortable places to see a movie. This movie was much grittier than what you would expect from a foreign film, and thankfully lacked a lot of the... Read more

I am a sucka for hard, urban violence flicks (Clockwork Orange, Scar Face, Taxi Driver, Reservoir Dogs, Traffic, Tesis, etc.). Thus, this one is definitely worth paying adult, full price to see once again in my book. Many would classify this piece as “Pulp Fiction-esque” yet ignoring the fact that the characters are not as self-righteous and confident as Senior Tarantino’s talented and expensive cast. Inarrit’s crew is 100% Chilango (people from Mexico City) and hated and loved by the rest of Mexico. These ambivalent feelings are manifested in their internal love/hate of self. People from Mexico City are the political, economic, and talent of the country (exemplified by having LA, New York and DC all in one major big city). 3 of Mexico’s social strata are pictured in this trilogy bonded by a car crash. In these chosen social strata, all heroes are deflated to the fullest extent: by showing their “not so instinctive” betrayal nature (oxymoron). This portrayed serves to be more... Read more