Fresh
Solidly engaging, supersized 2000 Mexican drama.
Barbara Scharres, Chicago Reader
Amores Perros
Love. Betrayal. Death.
2000 · 2h 34m · R
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Overview
A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man. Their lives are catapulted into unforeseen situations instigated by the seemingly inconsequential destiny of a dog.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
One of the most honored and most expertly articulated Mexican films of recent years.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Fresh
Recalling Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction - but edgier than both - this is a hell of a first film. For all its bonecrunching savagery, it's also a fundamentally moral work.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
It's good and good-looking and features one of the best soundtracks in years ... but it's also slick and schematic, weak on feeling and overly indebted to Tarantino.
Manohla Dargis, L.A. Weekly
Fresh
Inarritu's talent may be derivative, but it's applied to a setting he knows well and whose vibrancy he's keen to convey.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
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