Review of Burnt Money (2000) by R.a. L — 25 Jan 2009
LETTERBOX. A pesar de cuánto aprecio que exista una película en la que Leo Sbaraglia (buen casting) se encuere y ame a Eduardo Noriega (mal casting), esta peli no convence del todo. Es erótica, atisba a trabajar bien la psicología de sus personajes (sobre todo de El Nene) y, por un segmento, retrata bien la situación de enclaustramiento en que estos se encuentran.
.. Pero, tal cual se presentan, la volatilidad y torpeza de estos tipos no los hace creíbles como criminales profesionales (sí, ok, está basada en una historia real)... y el final es sencillamente desastroso.
/ Despite my great appreciation for a movie in which Leo Sbaraglia (good casting) appears butt-naked and also loves Eduardo Noriega (bad casting), this movie is not very convincing. It is erotic, gets near exploring well the psychology of its characters (especially El Nene) and, for a while, presents well their sense of entrapment.
But, as portrayed, their volatility and clumsiness makes them not very believable professional criminals (ok, yes, it is based on a true story), and the ending is plain disastrous.
This review of Burnt Money (2000) was written by R.a. L on 25 Jan 2009.
Burnt Money has generally received positive reviews.
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