Waste of time

I like Black Panther, but I didn't like this movie.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Very moving and very real...Shows a life of poverty and hopelessness. They showed in their own way how it is to be desperate and hopeless in that scene, I felt like I was the guy with the toilet bowl...because I'm always taking the opportunities but what if the opportunity comes and goes by and there is still no hope? They tried to take an opportunity to make money because many people would be in the area but it didn't work out the way they thought. I'm successful in other peoples eyes but in my own self I feel like I just starting out and this movie portrayed what I feel, I related to it very well. This is my opinion...

This is a movie about hope,friendship and the building rock of a society - the family.In the beginning I thought that religion would play a prominent role in the movie, but that was me rushing things up.The people of Melo, a town in Uruguay, put their "thinking hats" once the visit of Pope John Paul II is anounced.These people envision a sea of visitors running through their town and prepare adequately,making sacrifices, only to be left with a broken dream and empty pockets..In the beginning people make fun of their hazardous life, and in the end the same people defy the odds of life by turning on the other chick.To higher spirits,salute !

This was one of the main films I wanted to see this year at the Toronto Film Festival due to the rave reviews on this site. I am glad I did but in my estimation did not deserve a 9 or 10 rating.It's 1988 and a small very poor Uruguayan town is in a papal frenzy, Pope John Paul II is coming! The citizens are concerned with what will be needed to accommodate over 50,000+ visitors and be pleasing to his holiness. Food and drink is on most of their minds, but Beto, has the after effects fully in his mind but just needs the money to build a toilet without going into debt like most of the other villagers.One of the main theme which runs through this movie is that most of the village men are smugglers, that is their lively hood. The border between Uruguay and Brazil is right there, supplies are available in Brazil which are not in Uruguay. There is also a cat and mouse game with the head honcho of the border patrol who also wants his cut along with everyone else.I think the story could have moved a lot faster in the first 40 minutes but they were getting us acquainted to the characters, village and how things work (smuggling) in their neck of the woods so to speak. The use of the hand held cameras was awkward at times (assuming this due to the jumpiness) but sort of reminiscent of how the TV series "Homicide: Life on the Street" was filmed. This movie was very well done, you bond with the characters fairly fast. Very few of the principal actors were real professionals, many were villagers of the area they were filming in. I doubt this film will be in my top pick of this years films, BUT, it did have a very charming quality, beautiful scenery and totally worth seeing.

Excellent actors achieve a perfect description of how people live, work and feel in the Uruguayan towns bordering Brazil. They need very few quick words to tell you everything about the characters they represent.In spite of all their problems it still sends a very positive message about the efforts of this family to stay together. They are really concerned about the future of their daughter. Both parents go to extremes for the well being of their small family. The expressions of the silent face of the daughter tell you everything in her mind.It is a very sad subject but very well treated with delicate touches of humor.A bit too slow for today's viewer accustomed to fast action but, still an excellent movie.Maybe not as good as "Whisky" but in the same league of the several Uruguayan movies we have seen lately. Quite different but as good as "El viaje hacia el Mar".It is a film that leaves the viewer looking for hidden and not so hidden messages from its creators.It shows very clearly and graphically the contrast between the opulence of the trip of the Pope and his multiple assistants and the local poverty.The close-ups of the pope mobile stress the two different worlds; the Pope's and the people's.Is that a message to the church asking for a modernization of their public relations strategy?The TV reporter has no problem broadcasting news he has not confirmed. He talks about a long line of buses waiting to cross the borderline from Brazil, filled with visitors raising the expectations of the viewers.The many interviews with people who are planning to profit from the Pope's visit feed the hopes of many others without any real basis.Is that a message to the media, asking for more ethical reporting?