WARNING MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS
About a Colombian "Travis Bickle" wandering around the streets of Bogotá and getting more and more upset about how people treat him and the "filth" he sees everywhere. Both "taxi driver" and "falling down" comes to mind, although this is loosely based on real events. It is portrayed almost as though the director feels some kind of sympathy for the killer. I enjoyed it a lot. This is a good Colombian movie on par with European and American ones. The actor who plays the leading role is very good, and most of the acting is good. (except the guy who plays the raping cabdriver, what an over-actor!) It's beautifully shot and it's a stylish production. I would have liked it to be longer and with more characters. On the cover it said 132 minutes, it ended up being 1 hour and 32 minutes which is not the same thing. I found some of the scenes accidentally humorous, like when he threatens his neighbor for bugging him about the collection. And the story about the priest. As a swede living in Colombia I find this country often overly religious. People can't talk about ordinary things without having to drag God into it. I guess I'm a believer myself but I would never mention God as excessively as they do over here. Everything is "Gods will", even the most trivial things. It was a bit refreshing to see a Colombian movie that dared to criticize priests or people claiming to be religious. You CAN actually be a believer without being a fanatic. Anyway that was maybe a bit off topic but all in all it was an entertaining movie. I give it 6 out of 10. (for being Colombian I could give it 8 out of 10). I hope Colombians will keep up the good work and make more quality productions like this.
About a Colombian "Travis Bickle" wandering around the streets of Bogotá and getting more and more upset about how people treat him and the "filth" he sees everywhere. Both "taxi driver" and "falling down" comes to mind, although this is loosely based on real events. It is portrayed almost as though the director feels some kind of sympathy for the killer. I enjoyed it a lot. This is a good Colombian movie on par with European and American ones. The actor who plays the leading role is very good, and most of the acting is good. (except the guy who plays the raping cabdriver, what an over-actor!) It's beautifully shot and it's a stylish production. I would have liked it to be longer and with more characters. On the cover it said 132 minutes, it ended up being 1 hour and 32 minutes which is not the same thing. I found some of the scenes accidentally humorous, like when he threatens his neighbor for bugging him about the collection. And the story about the priest. As a swede living in Colombia I find this country often overly religious. People can't talk about ordinary things without having to drag God into it. I guess I'm a believer myself but I would never mention God as excessively as they do over here. Everything is "Gods will", even the most trivial things. It was a bit refreshing to see a Colombian movie that dared to criticize priests or people claiming to be religious. You CAN actually be a believer without being a fanatic. Anyway that was maybe a bit off topic but all in all it was an entertaining movie. I give it 6 out of 10. (for being Colombian I could give it 8 out of 10). I hope Colombians will keep up the good work and make more quality productions like this.