Review of Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada (2010) by Karloso M — 08 Oct 2010

An incoherent mess with zero continuity, where Spanish accents appear, disappear and reappear several times in the course of a scene. Unintentional humor and weak/clichéd antagonists further stop 'Hidalgo' from ever taking off, a terrible film made solely to cash in on the Bicentennial-of-Mexican Independence-frenzy, under the excuse of demystifying a national hero.

Anachronistic in its characters, as well as in the music. While the latter works (in an "A Knight's Tale" sort of way), the former doesn't. The personality of the characters, especially the titular priest's, is definitely more 21st century than 19th. Miguel Rodarte and Cecilia Suárez stand out in brief roles and at least the set design is not as bad as in 'El Atentado'.