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Amores Perros (2001)

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Reviews Counted:110

Fresh:101

Rotten:9

Average Rating:7.7/10

Consensus: The brutality of Amores Perros may be difficult to watch at times, but this intense, gritty film packs a hard wallop.

Runtime: 2 hrs 33 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Mar 30, 2001 Limited

Box Office: $4,856,342

Synopsis: AMORES PERROS is a bold, intensely emotional, and ambitious story of lives that collide in a Mexico City car crash. Inventively structured as a triptych of overlapping and intersecting narratives,... AMORES PERROS is a bold, intensely emotional, and ambitious story of lives that collide in a Mexico City car crash. Inventively structured as a triptych of overlapping and intersecting narratives, AMORES PERROS explores the lives of disparate characters who are catapulted into unforeseen dramatic situations instigated by the seemingly inconsequential destiny of a dog named Cofi. In "Octavio and Susana," Cofi's teenage owner enters his dog into the brutal world of dog fighting to raise money for his elopement with his brother's young and appealing wife. Cofi's near-fatal injury prompts a reckless car chase that ends abruptly and violently. In "Daniel and Valeria," a middle-aged businessman discovers that dreams can become nightmares after he abandons his family to set up housekeeping with a beautiful young model who is tragically transformed by the crash. Finally, in "El Chivo and Maru," a revolutionary-turned-assassin witnesses the accident and finds that it leads him to an unexpected and life-altering moral epiphany. A powerful and profound story of love, loss, retribution and redemption, AMORES PERROS raises provocative questions about the human condition at the same time that the film daringly recapitulates and reinvents different styles of Latin cinema. The result is a vivid and intricate mosaic of classic themes rendered in original -- and unforgettable ways. -- © 2000 Lions Gate Films [More]

Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Emilio Echevarria, Goya Toledo, Alvaro Guerrero

Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Emilio Echevarria, Goya Toledo, Alvaro Guerrero, Vanessa Bauche, Jorge Salinas, Marco Perez, Rodrigo Murray, Humberto Busto, Gerardo Campbell, Rosa Maria Bianchi, Dunia Saldivar

Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu

Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Screenwriter: Guillermo Arriaga Jordan
Composer: Gustavo Santaolaya
Studio: Lions Gate Films

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Sep 25, 2001

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Barbara Scharres

Solidly engaging, supersized 2000 Mexican drama.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 08 2008 02:40 PM

Chicago Reader

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2/4

Joe Lozito

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 27 2007 03:15 AM

Big Picture Big Sound

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A-

Jeffrey Overstreet

... it is a hyperviolent movie against violence; a graphic portrayal of infidelity in the name of marriage; a tale of murderous sibling rivalry in the name of family.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 20 2007 03:35 PM

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Emanuel Levy

Amores Perros signals the bold, audacious, fiercely human and ultra-violent feature directorial debut of Inarritu, a gifted Mexican director bound to make a mark on international cinema.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 19 2007 03:46 PM

EmanuelLevy.Com

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5/5

Rob Gonsalves

Gonzalez Inarritu's sinfully enjoyable epic roars in on a wave of blood, gunshots and dog barks.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 23 2007 07:01 AM

eFilmCritic.com

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Andrew Sarris

One of the most honored and most expertly articulated Mexican films of recent years.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 27 2007 03:15 AM

New York Observer

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Geoff Andrew

Recalling Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction - but edgier than both - this is a hell of a first film. For all its bonecrunching savagery, it's also a fundamentally moral work.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 09 2006 03:16 AM

Time Out

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5/5

Alex Dueben

It is that rarest of features that shows a deep understanding of people, truly cinematic storytelling technique and brilliantly choreographed fight and chase scenes.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 06 2005 07:46 PM

Film Threat

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Christopher Smith

A harrowing, powerful and often disturbing movie about three seemingly unrelated stories that collide after one horrific car accident in Mexico City.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 01 2005 04:04 PM

Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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Jim Ridley

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 02 2004 05:11 AM

City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

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4/5

Brian Mckay

Seemingly uneven, Questionably overlong, Indisputably intriguing

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 16 2003 12:31 PM

eFilmCritic.com

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5/5

Alex Dueben

That rarest of features that shows a deep understanding of people, truly cinematic storytelling technique and brilliantly choreographed fight and chase scenes.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 08 2002 08:36 AM

Film Threat

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4/5

Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

It is a raw, intermittently brilliant film that heralds a sort of renaissance in Mexican film.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 10 2002 08:25 AM

Goatdog's Movies

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5/5

Matthew Turner

Astonishingly powerful debut film from director Inarritu - brilliantly shot, superbly acted and deeply heartfelt, this is one of the best films of the year.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 30 2002 08:28 AM

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Manohla Dargis

It's good and good-looking and features one of the best soundtracks in years ... but it's also slick and schematic, weak on feeling and overly indebted to Tarantino.

Full Review Source: | comment 1 Comment | Oct., 29 2002 06:27 PM

L.A. Weekly

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Jean Lowerison

A good and extremely ambitious first effort.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 21 2002 08:25 AM

San Diego Metropolitan

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Jimmy O

Please for the love of everything holy, go check this film out.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 17 2002 08:24 AM

Film Snobs

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3.5/4

Margaret A. McGurk

Fresh, shocking, violent, romantic, profane and profound, Amores Perros is a revelation, a jolt of cinematic power and a bracing act of faith.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 15 2002 08:24 AM

Cincinnati Enquirer

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8/10

Jeffrey Chen

The biggest strength of Amores Perros is its display of humanity at its worst when it is driven by primal attachments.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 12 2002 08:22 AM

Window to the Movies

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Jason Clark

Directed with energy and ferocity by eye-opening newcomer Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 02 2002 11:33 AM

Matinee Magazine

 
 
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