(2012) 360
(Besides English, the film also consists of German, Arabic, French, Portuguese, and Russian with English subtitles) DRAMA
Made in the same tradition as "Crash", "Babel", "Crossing Borders" and many other films involving many different characters and interlocking stories. Right at the beginning, a naïve young girl wants to expose herself for the purpose of becoming an escort, she's accompanied by her sister who sort of acts like a chaperone. The next story involves the Jude Law character as Michael Daly whose a businessman who travels a lot, but has problems staying faithful as a result of already being married because of the lack of presence at his home. His wife's name is Rose played by Rachel Weiss, she's also unfaithful too, even though she loves her family too. There's a certain level of subtlety throughout this whole experience because not all stories have to end badly as most drama movies have to be- saying that theirs no rule about movies are not supposed to offer a glimmer of hope despite the situation. I also liked the fact that as a regular viewer such as myself, showcasing situations I can identify with that my assumptions throughout this experience regarding other cultures and ethnics always have to end stereotypically negative, and I was quite relieved to see that I was incorrect about that since Russian, Arabic, Portuguese or any other non- white American stereotypes always end unsatisfying, and in this movie that's not always the case.
Made in the same tradition as "Crash", "Babel", "Crossing Borders" and many other films involving many different characters and interlocking stories. Right at the beginning, a naïve young girl wants to expose herself for the purpose of becoming an escort, she's accompanied by her sister who sort of acts like a chaperone. The next story involves the Jude Law character as Michael Daly whose a businessman who travels a lot, but has problems staying faithful as a result of already being married because of the lack of presence at his home. His wife's name is Rose played by Rachel Weiss, she's also unfaithful too, even though she loves her family too. There's a certain level of subtlety throughout this whole experience because not all stories have to end badly as most drama movies have to be- saying that theirs no rule about movies are not supposed to offer a glimmer of hope despite the situation. I also liked the fact that as a regular viewer such as myself, showcasing situations I can identify with that my assumptions throughout this experience regarding other cultures and ethnics always have to end stereotypically negative, and I was quite relieved to see that I was incorrect about that since Russian, Arabic, Portuguese or any other non- white American stereotypes always end unsatisfying, and in this movie that's not always the case.