A Spanish (Not Mexican) tragedy.

Rating: 5/10 (20 December 2006)

Some people is cheering Mexico considering this film the "first Mexican entry in the road to the Oscar". I disagree. This movie is a full Spanish history: the plot is the typical hackneyed row about good and evil in the darkest hour of Spain seventy years ago. The right wing followers are always the bad guys, no matter the dreadful crimes the communists, anarchists and others could have committed against innocent people during the war, Franco and his armies were the evil. That is the official truth. That is the only truth we must believe. On the other hand, hey, have a look to the film credits: from the actors to the technical staff, they are all Spaniards. It was also entirely filmed and produced in Spain. What are the Chicanos claiming? DDT (an FX company, which is also Spanish)had done a nice work. Technically impeccable, with a good casting of competent (and semi-unknown) actors, in the US this movie could be a mainstream CGI show. But, since it is made in Europe it seems that an extra value must be added. In my opinion, is not that good...