Casa de los Babys (2003)
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Reviews Counted:103
Fresh:61
Rotten:42
Average Rating:6/10
Consensus: Well-acted and thought provoking, if not completely satisfying.
Synopsis: A group of six women from the United States, each of whom wants to adopt a baby, are checked into a hotel in South America waiting for the paperwork to go through. As their wait stretches on for... [More]
Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Marcia Gay Harden, Daryl Hannah, Lili Taylor
Director: John Sayles
Reviews for Casa de los Babys
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"Casa de los Baby's" is a frustrating and tedious experience to endure. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Didactic rather than dramatic, and schematic rather than realistic, Sayles' femme-driven yarn, set in an anonymous place, lags behind the zeitgeist with little to say about the issue of adoption or First vs. Third World countries. Full Review |
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2/5 |
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5/10 |
a political pamphlet not very different from others that come from left-leaning Hollywood these days Full Review |
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2/5 |
Os poucos momentos de maior inspiração não são suficientes para fazer jus à carreira de Sayles, às belas atuações de seu elenco e tampouco ao importante tema de seu filme. Full Review |
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Sayles lets the befuddlements and ordinary complications of life take its course like a winding, sunlit stream. Full Review |
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2/5 |
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John Sayles' most recent film, 2003's Casa de los Babys, exemplifies his approach to the intersection of the political and the personal. Full Review |
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4/4 |
Sayles' love of and respect for the culture, and his willingness—or eagerness—to leave the viewer with more questions than answers makes Casa de los Babys superlative. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
The story trails off in so many directions that it's hard to follow. After a while, I just found myself losing interest. Full Review |
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Casa de los Babys isn't a perfect film. It ultimately seems brief and leaves too much of the women's (and children's) fates to our imagination… Full Review |
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Goo-goo gag me. Full Review |
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2/5 |
All in all, the film just tries to do too much. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Writer-director John Sayles has successfully tackled so many unexpected subjects that one has to wonder if he's got a dartboard in his office to help him pick his next topic. Full Review |
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2/5 |
The film sags from the weight of too many characters, and its suggestion that the world is nothing but sadness is too much to bear. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Astute character studies are the point here, rather than a neat and tidy story. Full Review |
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