A good movie

Honestly, I'm not really knowledgeable about Spanish cinema. I mean, I have seen my share of Pedro Almodovar features but I'm rather oblivious concerning the other movies made there. I have seen also a few movies directed by Bigas Luna who might not have such an prestigious international reputation like Almodovar but his work is really interesting nonetheless. His most famous movie must be 'Jamón, jamón', a rather erotic flick starring a very young Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem almost 20 years before they became an item. So, this other movie was also directed by Bigas Lunas, and even though it was not as good as 'Jamón, jamón', it was still pretty good in my opinion. Above all, it features another amazing perfomance by Javier Bardem, the Spanish Marlon Brando. I find it pretty funny that since 'No Country for Old Men', everyone is raving about Bardem but how many of us have actually seen some of his Spanish movies he made before (he has made almost 30 movies before 'No Country for Old Men' mostly in Spain). Anyway, I must admit, it is a rather weid movie without much plot and I wasn't sure if it was a comedy, a drama or something entirely different. Still, like I said before, the main character played by Bardem was quite fascinating and made the whole thing quite worthwhile. To conclude, even though it is nothing really amazing, it still remains a pretty good flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Spanish movies.

7/10