Simply A Masterpiece

Good concept, poorly executed.

Fantastic!

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

I agree with a lot of people here that there are many things to improve in this movie, but I still love it. The only reason for this is because this is the first movie the person I love introduced to me. I understand deeply how delusional love can be, and yet we humans still fall in love every day without regret. The story line of this movie comforts me so much, that even if I cannot have him with me my love for him can still last forever. This movie is perfect for people that are in the same situation with me and the lead characters: having an unrequited love, seeing and marrying someone else, and still loving the other person till the end. People love and go away, will love another day. Believe in that?

I must admit first that I worked on this film..My one fear was that we could'not do it justice..The incredible genius of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. 'Magical realism'... One never knows even as we dress the sets and struggle with that expression.. Having waited a few months I viewed the film...Apart from a few personal bloops..I felt that Mike Newell did a great job..That all those journeys we made accompanied by body guards was worthwhile... I was proud of what we achieved ...I think it is a film to see NOT having read the book..but worthwhile nevertheless.. This would be my final film at almost 80....I felt it was a fitting exit..

Adapted from the Gabriel García Márquez novel, this is the story of Florentino as a young man in 1879 Columbia who falls in love at first sight to Fermina Daza. Her family would keep them apart, and he begins a life of sexual relationships with many women.I have not read the novel, but I assume it is a romantic epic. I just think it is probably too epic to put it all on film. At over 2 hours, this thing is a rambling melodrama. Although Javier Bardem is a great actor, I wonder if aging up Unax Ugalde would have been better. They don't really come off as the same guy. Maybe they could glue on a beard on Unax. Also the use of English really takes away the power of this as an Spanish language novel. The use of so many non-Spanish actors like Liev Schreiber and even John Leguizamo who isn't much of a Spanish speaker really dilutes the atmosphere. There is almost a cheesy feeling to this Mike Newell production.

This seemed like comedy it was so bad, no chemistry , bad makeup, bad acting, and was so confusing. the weird sex scenes just creeped me out. where she flys onto him and bangs him outta nowhere, having sex when bombs are going off. i thought i was suppose to laugh.i turned it off so i cant give a good review. but i doubt it got better. after 40-60 minutes of this movie i couldn't take it anymore, and was making me angry how bad and confusingly weird this was. i haven't read the book, and the movie has ruined me wanted to. but i hope its way different then this movie.Save yourself from torture , just read the book and pretend this movie never happened