Babel(2006)- User Reviews

How this only got a B- by viewers and a B by critics just shows how some people just dont know how to critique films and explain good enough reasons as to why they didnt like it. It features one of Brad pitts top best performances that earned him an oscar …more»

That's the lesson of this movie. Maybe other lesson is Japanese hunter shouldn't give a high powered rifle to uneducated goat herder. Also, the last scene is just weird... A father hugging a naked daughter. Isn't that a taboo incest of so …more»

A 45 min plot set within a 2+ hr film that nonetheless manages to feel like a 5 or 6 hour film. Minimal connections among mostly unconnected subplots, whose compelling connection were apparently the writer's aspiration. A real tearjerker subplot for …more»

This movie starts slow, as if you are pedaling in low gear. But by the time the first third has gone by, it accelerates dramtically (and I mean this literally as well as metaphorically), maintaining that energy until its surprisingly upbeat conclusion. …more»

So much going on here, it's hard to come to any real conclusions. Riveting in its own way, painful in many ways, and overall, a bit disappointing.more»

Babel is a really good movie. It is an intense drama with multiple storylines around the world, all connected by a tragic accident. Basically, it's 2006's Crash. It's a compelling movie for sure, but a disturbing one at that. Crash is the …more»

The sum result of any guns misuse will be the same in any language or culture around the world. Which by all accounts is bad, sad, and insufferable.
For me this film also demonstrated that even in our contemporary world, a mere language barrier (ie: …more»

this movie was a big waste of time.. I can usually pick up even the vaguest of storylines, but this one stretched beyond the bounds of reason. Why were the Tokyo police after the teenager's father and what did it have to do with any of the rest …more»

i saw this 3 years ago and its an unforgettable movie. I like how theres so many different stories in it but somehow all the characters are connected, like crash. All the stories are great. scary, sad, heartwarming. Gael Garcia Bernal also did a great …more»

Crash dared to take a bold look into racism but Babel takes the same idea and shows it for what it truly is: a communication breakdown in society. Babel revolves around four groups: Americans, Mexicas, Middle Easterners, and Asians as a supposed 'terrorist' …more»