Herod's Law
1999, Comedy, 2h 0m
25 Reviews 1,000+ RatingsWhat to know
La Ley de Herodes is a biting - if heavy-handed - political satire about greed and corruption in Mexico, featuring a brilliant performance from Damián Alcázar. Read critic reviews
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Juan Vargas
Lopez
Rosa
Ramirez
Gringo
Padre
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Dec 25, 2011Starts off with a funny, caustic humour, but the tone changes and wears off, drags, stretches in an unfunny, unsurprising second half. The idea was better than the outcome. Great leading performance.Pierluigi P Super Reviewer
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Aug 15, 2008The first movie I saw in Mexico, a good representation of the corruption of the PRI, yet again something that should be studied before watching the film. Solid satire throughout of the political atmosphere of Mexico post-WWII. Good acting, funny, and also has its fair share of violence.
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Apr 28, 2008La Ley de Herodes.....o te ch*ngas o te j*des! Esta pelÃcula retrata con fidelidad y humor todos los personajes dentro de la polÃtica mexicana durante el periodo en el que el PRI tenÃa el poder absoluto dentro del gobierno. Lanzada meses antes de las elecciones presidenciales del 2000, la cinta habla sobre Juan Vargas, un donnadie que es mandado a ser presidente municipal de un pueblo en medio de la nada, en la cual descubre las maravillas del poder, con todo y dinero y corrupción. Las actuaciones son acertadas, y el guión está genial. Y sÃ, me dió un brote de nacionalismo y quise grabar mi crÃtica en español. :)Liolia K Super Reviewer
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May 28, 2007I love the taste of political controversy in cinema, be it oldie or modern. Luis Estrada's only hit (not miss) is a wonderful work full of satyrical, in-your-face humor criticizing the "revolutionary and institutional" regime that hunted and raped Mexico for 70 years. This came out one year before such prolonged period would be over, and it's interesting to see the director's skillful abilities to show his ideas, win the hearts of liberalist critics and separate audiences, including democrats. There were some missing elements for me and some others resembled a soap opera from Televisa, but this is among the finest pieces of work Mexico could offer before Iñárritu and several other independent and amateur filmmakers arrived to the big screen. 85/100
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