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Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
MARVELOUS!!!!!
by Karla (movies profile) (Mar 3, 2006)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
this is a pretty good film. i think it needed more of johnny depp in it though. even though his role was a bit odd. johnny depp makes any movie worth seeing. he is hot ho... Full Review

Overall Grade: A-
Story: B
Acting: A+
Direction: B+
Visuals: B+
An All Star Cast... the shocks!
by q (movies profile) (May 19, 2007)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Johnny Depp , Sean Penn and Javier Bardem (COLLATERAL), star in this erotic and political film about a Cuban poet who rebeled against Castro before coming to the States.... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A+
Direction: A
Visuals: A
The movie was about things you don't know
by Jim (movies profile) (May 19, 2007)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
To say that this movie is hard to follow or seemingly about nothing simply means that you don't know anything about pre- and post-Castro Cuba, of the closing of an open s... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A
Direction: A
Visuals: A
Incredible!!!
by Chemutai (movies profile) (Jan 23, 2006)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
My sister saw this movie before me and loved it; for some reason, she was reluctant to share her passion with me. I had been researching recent Sean Penn movies and this... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A+
Direction: A-
Visuals: A+
Stunning - 8 years late for me
by JulieB (movies profile) (Apr 12, 2008)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
My only qualm with this movie was the fact that it should have been entirely in Spanish. I couldn't understand why it was done in English- perhaps Sean Penn and Johnny D... Full Review

Overall Grade: B+
Story: B+
Acting: A
Direction: B+
Visuals: B
Javier, Depp, what more could I ask for...
by years, yeariah (movies profile) (Dec 24, 2007)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This movie surpassed my expectations, and I am still in awe of the beauty of the film. The actors aided the power and effect of the story significantly. Javier Bardem onc... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A+
Direction: A-
Visuals: A
Javier Bardem is Reinaldo Arenas!
by Rye. (movies profile) (Mar 3, 2006)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Semi-autobiographical retelling of estranged Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas. Growing up in the undernourished Oriente Province in the 1940’s, Arenas [Javier Ba... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: N/A
Visuals: A
very touching movie
by jennifer (movies profile) (Dec 24, 2007)
4 of 8 people found this review helpful
If you don't feel sorry for this guy after watching this movie, don't know if you have heart. It's an immensely engaging movie. One of the best movies of all time. A must... Full Review

Overall Grade: F
Story: D
Acting: C
Direction: F
Visuals: D
Amature Effort
by Joseph (movies profile) (May 11, 2008)
THIS WAS A VERY POOR QUALITY EFFORT WHICH ATTEMPTED TO PORTRAY THE LIFE STORY OF A HOMOSEXUAL CUBAN POET UNDER THE CASTRO REGIME. IF YOU LIKE POORLY MADE, DISJOINTED, CH... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A
Visuals: A+
terrific!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by caridad (movies profile) (May 19, 2007)
great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.One of the best movie about cubans artist.it shoul be nominated for the oscar.Javier was the best actor this year.  
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