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Movie Critic Review: 21 Grams (2003)

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                                      Soul-lite: A Plot To Reweigh! Mexican Filmmaker Inarritu Sean Penn I don't know how to calculate 40 minutes in grams but that's how much it took me to disentangle the dark threads that made this gritty mishmash of a plot for this film. But only a little bit. It is probably wiser to listen to those critics who believe you need to see it at least two times. Hence is my invitation to you to get a copy for your own personal library. And you are lucky. There was a time when some very unconventional movies where simply no where to find following their exit from the market cycle of distribution. Now you can find virtually any movie, any time, any where by a few clicks and for a few dollars! Benicio Del Toro 21 grams is basically what every man needs to be alive...

Movie Critic Review: "Babel" (2006)

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Movie Critic Review:"Babel" (2006) The Massacre of Calculated Coincidences* Tweet “I think there are many political aspects to this film beyond what you'd call America's self-entitlement. I think it's about bigger issues of misunderstanding, paranoia, protectionism. So I think it speaks beyond America on these issues, I think it speaks about the world. And that's what drew me to the film. That's what drew me to what Alejandro was after and made me want to be a part of it.” Brad Pitt talking about ‘Babel’ Brad Pitt on 'Babel' The movie ‘Babel’ 2006 is a call for a deep and sincere 'detante' between different world cultures as a way to hush the global “babble” and usher in an era of true human understanding! Did I say global babble and not Babel?. Well, strangely enough, the two words refer more or less equally to the meaning questioned by this movie although they are not linguistically related. Please do not get confused by thi...