Review of Carla's Song (1996) by Paul B — 16 Sep 2010

A film of two halves, one half set in Glasgow the other in war-torn Nicaragua. Ken Loach obviously set out to make films that would educate people as well as entertain, which is one of the things I like about his films.

I sometimes think that they are a bit too cheap though, his insistance on using real people often means that some of the acting is awkward and amateurish. This film just didn't sit well with me. I thought that the first half was good and seemed to be going somewhere but after they headed off abroad, the rest was just informative and the story died.