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Amores Perros (2001)

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Reviews Counted:110

Fresh:101

Rotten:9

Average Rating:7.7/10

Consensus: The brutality of Amores Perros may be difficult to watch at times, but this intense, gritty film packs a hard wallop.

Runtime: 2 hrs 33 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $4,856,342

Synopsis: AMORES PERROS is a bold, intensely emotional, and ambitious story of lives that collide in a Mexico City car crash. Inventively structured as a triptych of overlapping and intersecting narratives,... AMORES PERROS is a bold, intensely emotional, and ambitious story of lives that collide in a Mexico City car crash. Inventively structured as a triptych of overlapping and intersecting narratives, AMORES PERROS explores the lives of disparate characters who are catapulted into unforeseen dramatic situations instigated by the seemingly inconsequential destiny of a dog named Cofi. In "Octavio and Susana," Cofi's teenage owner enters his dog into the brutal world of dog fighting to raise money for his elopement with his brother's young and appealing wife. Cofi's near-fatal injury prompts a reckless car chase that ends abruptly and violently. In "Daniel and Valeria," a middle-aged businessman discovers that dreams can become nightmares after he abandons his family to set up housekeeping with a beautiful young model who is tragically transformed by the crash. Finally, in "El Chivo and Maru," a revolutionary-turned-assassin witnesses the accident and finds that it leads him to an unexpected and life-altering moral epiphany. A powerful and profound story of love, loss, retribution and redemption, AMORES PERROS raises provocative questions about the human condition at the same time that the film daringly recapitulates and reinvents different styles of Latin cinema. The result is a vivid and intricate mosaic of classic themes rendered in original -- and unforgettable ways. -- © 2000 Lions Gate Films [More]

Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Emilio Echevarria, Goya Toledo, Alvaro Guerrero

Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Emilio Echevarria, Goya Toledo, Alvaro Guerrero, Vanessa Bauche, Jorge Salinas, Marco Perez, Rodrigo Murray, Humberto Busto, Gerardo Campbell, Rosa Maria Bianchi, Dunia Saldivar

Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu

Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Screenwriter: Guillermo Arriaga Jordan
Composer: Gustavo Santaolaya
Studio: Lions Gate Films

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You will walk away reeling from the jolt to your senses.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
04/30/01
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Solidly engaging, supersized 2000 Mexican drama.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
02/08/08
Barbara Scharres
Barbara Scharres
Chicago Reader

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12/27/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

... it is a hyperviolent movie against violence; a graphic portrayal of infidelity in the name of marriage; a tale of murderous sibling rivalry in the name of family.

Full Review Source: Looking Closer | comment Comment
09/20/07
Jeffrey Overstreet
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer

Amores Perros signals the bold, audacious, fiercely human and ultra-violent feature directorial debut of Inarritu, a gifted Mexican director bound to make a mark on international cinema.

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
09/19/07
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Gonzalez Inarritu's sinfully enjoyable epic roars in on a wave of blood, gunshots and dog barks.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

One of the most honored and most expertly articulated Mexican films of recent years.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
04/27/07
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer

Recalling Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction - but edgier than both - this is a hell of a first film. For all its bonecrunching savagery, it's also a fundamentally moral work.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

It is that rarest of features that shows a deep understanding of people, truly cinematic storytelling technique and brilliantly choreographed fight and chase scenes.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Alex Dueben
Alex Dueben
Film Threat

A harrowing, powerful and often disturbing movie about three seemingly unrelated stories that collide after one horrific car accident in Mexico City.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
12/01/05
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)
N/R

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Full Review Source: City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul | comment Comment
01/02/04
Jim Ridley
Jim Ridley
City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

Seemingly uneven, Questionably overlong, Indisputably intriguing

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
11/16/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

That rarest of features that shows a deep understanding of people, truly cinematic storytelling technique and brilliantly choreographed fight and chase scenes.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Alex Dueben
Alex Dueben
Film Threat

It is a raw, intermittently brilliant film that heralds a sort of renaissance in Mexican film.

Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies | comment Comment
11/10/02
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies

Astonishingly powerful debut film from director Inarritu - brilliantly shot, superbly acted and deeply heartfelt, this is one of the best films of the year.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
10/30/02
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

It's good and good-looking and features one of the best soundtracks in years ... but it's also slick and schematic, weak on feeling and overly indebted to Tarantino.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment 1 Comment
10/29/02
Manohla Dargis
Manohla Dargis
L.A. Weekly

A good and extremely ambitious first effort.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
10/21/02
Jean Lowerison
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan
N/R

Please for the love of everything holy, go check this film out.

Full Review Source: Film Snobs | comment Comment
10/17/02
Jimmy O
Jimmy O
Film Snobs

Fresh, shocking, violent, romantic, profane and profound, Amores Perros is a revelation, a jolt of cinematic power and a bracing act of faith.

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

The biggest strength of Amores Perros is its display of humanity at its worst when it is driven by primal attachments.

Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
07/12/02
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies
 
 
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