"It isn't how you get there, it's what you do along the way that counts."
"It isn't how you get there, it's what you do along the way that counts."
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This movie takes a long look into the goings-on at resorts situated in poor countries... it's the story of a woman who, many years earlier, befriended a young black child during a holiday with her husband, and ended up molesting him. The boy was just that at the time... an innocent, starving child, with no money, no education and no future.
Many years later, the woman returns to the island seeking the young boy who has since become a man. He has become a male prostitute for lonely white women staying at this posh island resort...
The white woman has never been able to forget the young black boy... a touch of guilt, but more because she wants more. The young man, on the other hand, pretty much ignores her until he catches her dancing with his little brother... obviously he's upset, no doubt remembering what the woman did to him when he'd been his brother's age... and at this point you expect the young man to tell her where to go... but money wins out, and he accepts to be kept by her at the resort for as long as she stays there.
The white woman falls in love, but the young man does not truly return her feelings... his life is a shambles, he owes money to people, politics are unstable, and his future is more than bleak...
This is a slow-paced movie spoken in French and English, and although it may seem empty and pointless... it isn't.
What IS touching, perhaps even heart-wrenching, are the undertones... the things left unsaid, and the consequences following one woman's selfish moment of desire and lust. This movie forces you to look inside the world of those less fortunate, and to acknowledge the fact that those more fortunate will almost always seek to take advantage.
This is a movie with a message... but the mediocre acting, dull and bland scenery, and lack of direction let this movie down.
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Production Year: 2000 - Drama - Director: Giuseppe Tornatore - Original Language: Italian - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico, Matilde Piana
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
Re-rated based on Ciao's insistence that such reviews are no longer considered "Off Topic"
teppanyaki 01.01.2008 03:40
Wow. I just watched this film and there's so much that you've ignored! I don't think we could have different opinions on it. Your review is well written, but I wouldn't call it well rounded. It's interesting how people see films so different to others :) Happy New Year
Soho_Black 23.02.2007 12:44
I see you've posted this as a DVD review, but you've not mentioned the DVD. Are there any extras? If so, what are they and are they any good? If you add to this, or if you change it to be posted as a "Film Only" review, which can be done by accessing "edit review" above the review and changing the drop down menu under the "Which format are you reviewing?" question at the bottom, please let me know and I'll re-rate.
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