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The Constant Gardener (2005)
Too Long!!!
This movie could have been a great movie because the story (plot) is fantastic. However, the way the movie is directed and told is terrible. The movie keeps going back and forth, emphasizing too many love scenes, locations and even birds flying, rather than getting to the meat of the story!!! I think sometimes the "professional" reviewers give movies such high ratings, that they build up your expectations. When you finally see the movie, it is a disappointment. I was recently told that movie distributors did not want to show the new movie from Andy Garcia because it was too long. WELL, this movie is just as long and it's more boring than Andy's movie!!
The Lost City (2005)
Good Story, Not Enough Editing
The movie has a great story, and if you lived in Cuba during the late 50's and early 60's, you will be able to relate to it vividly. Both, my wife and I liked the movie but we felt it was too long. Andy Garcia could have done a better job editing this movie. The events were pretty accurately portrayed and there were many intense moments. Since I'm Cuban and my wife is Irish, I was able to relate to the historical part of the movie, while my wife had a lot of questions (what did the flag with the #26 represent?, what happened to the parents? etc...). I also felt Andy should have picked better songs for this movie. There was a lot of Afro-Cuban music, but not much cha-cha-cha, mambo, danzon, son, etc... which were typical type of music during that time, especially in cabarets. Overall, I gave it a 7 and my wife a 6.5.