Las lloronas

Loved it! Had been meaning to comment on this film since I saw it

...Finally saw something different. I went to see the film thinking it

would be scary....but was surprised, in a good way, to actually be

told a story where I really felt something about the characters, the

situations, the relationships, the secrets...Loved the dark humor

also!! The way that this mixed with the strong family situations

really got the point across for me and it was shocking to see the

different forms of abuse and violence going on and that probably

do go on in many families. The family portrait as well as the

friendships and traditions portrayed made me love this story and

feel hope that a new kind of movies are going to be made...it was

refreshing to hear music that actually makes you feel, especially at

the end..is there a soundtrack?? Congrats to the people behind this film...when is the next one

coming out??

This movie is the first feature, produced by a duo of women in the middle of the still new panorama of film making in the north of Mexico. The movie haves some problems due to being the first attempt of young people, and cause being produced against a hard medium. I must say that the movie haves many interesting moments and each one can be admired for its own merits. The principal problem is that each of this moments very often haves nothing to do with the others, I mean the film is very inconsistent in means of its narrative. The second mayor problem is the script, cause the story even being very interesting, and complex sometimes, is told in a very confusing way (I have the theory that the editing haves to do with this) making some important points unclear for almost all the play.

The search of making art and also telling a good story is evident. Being this point the principal benefit of the movie and the filmmakers, promising a much better result in the next production.

When I heard that there was a new Mexican movie, I had to watch

it...but when I heard that it was made by new filmmakers and that

they were about my age, then I definitely new I had to see it. And it

was definitely worth my time and money. It was very inspiring to

see that someone out there is brave enough to make a different

film, about a completely different subject and with an out of the

ordinary ending.... With a first time director, producers, lead actress and so on...it is

really an achievement, especially to get it out there once the movie

was completed. It really amazed me, I have always wanted to

make a movie or to be part of one, and this movie showed me that

hard work pays off and that it is still possible to make movies, and

good ones, in Mexico! if you didn't see this film, I would recommend watching it at least

on video when it comes out, definitely don't miss it and especially

if you are a young aspiring filmmaker like myself.