Carlos

A good movie

“Since it had a solid reputation (among other things, Roger Ebert apparently really loved the damned thing), I was quite eager to check it out. Well, of course, I had heard of Carlos, he was especially notorious in France and was eventually arrested by the French, so it was pretty neat to see a movie focusing on, after Osama Bin Laden, probably the most famous terrorist that ever lived. Above all, I was really impressed by Edgar Ramirez who delivered here easily the best performance of his career. Indeed, I think he spoke at least 4 languages and I was mostly amazed when he spoke French as his accent was just so perfect during some scenes. There was also the fact that he played the same guy through 20 years at various physical stages and he was always so convincing. Unfortunately, there ar” read more

Watched in 2017 (272 movies items)

"6.5. Viisi ja puoli tuntia pitkässä elokuvan ja minisarjan välimaastossa kekkuloivassa teoksessa seikkaillaan terrorin ihmeellisessä maailmassa. Kehuja ja hehkutusta herättänyt tapaus ei uponnut toivotulla tavalla, koska sen ensimmäiset neljä tuntia ovat oikeastaan vain terroritekojen näyttämistä. Iskut on tehty kyllä tyylitietoisesti, mutta näin pitkässä tekeleessä toivoisin olevan enemmän hahmonkehitystä tai vastaavaa. Asiaa voidaan selittää sillä, että teos perustuu tos"