Review of Battle in Heaven (2005) by Alex F — 16 Sep 2008

Not for the faint-hearted. Real sex among real people. Non actors. The beauty of this film in my opinion is showing that sex and reltionships are not like portrayed in the movies. Fat ugly people have sex too, you know? Carlos Reygada like in his previous film Japon keeps reminding us that the old, the poor, and the ugly live sexual and complicated lives as well.

There are lots of interesting shots about urban loneliness but don't watch this movie if you can't take long sequences and complete natural and sometimes raw sex. Brave film.