Review of Babel (2008) by Ahmed E — 21 Oct 2012

A real tear jerker that made me shocked over and over again.

This review of Babel (2008) was written by Ahmed E on 21 Oct 2012.

Babel has generally received mixed reviews.

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You know the movie they talk about in The Player? The one with no big names and no happy ending. This is it. And it's depressing as hell…

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By David J (1,942) on 17 Sep 2016

Babel has some weak links, but very few filmmakers can craft such a compelling, audacious, multi-cultural film as Iñárritu does here…

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By Anders A (340) on 07 Feb 2016

Feels unorganized and disjointed, the characters aren't too memorable, and it goes to far in a few places, although it is an interesting Window…

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By José C (734) on 29 Jan 2016

Every time I see it the impact remains the same! Powerful film. The Moroccan teenagers really makes me cry…

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By Matthew H (1,857) on 29 Apr 2016

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By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 15 Oct 2018

On a practical level it's hard not to see that nearly every calamity in Babel could have been avoided had the characters exercised better judgment…

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By Mã©Lissa A (257) on 07 Oct 2015

Cest toute une mauvaise journee pour cette famille la ! J'aurais skipper les japonais…

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By Gavin S (642) on 10 Aug 2017

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