Amor por Acaso

Giving this older and under appreciated film some love in part for its amazing soundtrack. It's worth watching this film just for that. Unironically one of the best film soundtracks I've ever heard. The songs are all listed here on IMDb so no worries looking them up. I spent half the film constantly commenting about this to my wife.

As far as the film itself goes...better than the five stars it has here. It's funny and unexpectedly satirical. The leads have chemistry. The plot itself isn't that cringey. Everyone is likable. Frankly this film is much better than most current films in the genre who claim to be comedies yet are void of comedy.

This film is about 90 minutes, which is pretty typical for the genre, but the leads don't share a scene until the 30 minute mark. It was a nice enough film, but some plot elements seemed to be thrown in at the last second in a way that didn't add to the story.

Also, heads up, parts of the movie take place in Brazil and the characters speak Portuguese, so there are some subtitles.

Márcio Garcia ventured behind the camera for the first time in 2009 with the short film Stinger. In this work we can see an interesting work with intelligent plans and the correct use of some techniques such as slow motion. At least for esthetic possessed some attractive. In the following year he won his first opportunity in a feature film, this co-production between the United States and Brazil. The Brazilian could with a bigger budget and counting with interesting names in the cast, the chance to start an international career. Distributed by FJ Productions and written by Leland Douglas, who is also associate producer of the production, Bed & Breakfast is a romantic comedy shows nothing more courageous among many others, without any difference in its history and that contains all the clichés of the genre imaginable.

Ana Villanova (Juliana Paes) works as a saleswoman in a large department store in Rio de Janeiro. After discovering that his recently deceased father left her a huge debt and they also inherited her grandmother's property in Webster, a wine region of California, she leaves for the small town. There, he meets Jake Sullivan (Dean Cain), which is separating the film star Amanda Cox (Kimberly Quinn) and who owns the property which Ana believes to be his. Upon discovering the situation, Ana does everything to evict him from the site. The fight for local ownership is the main conflict of a story that already imagine how it will end.

Earlier we have an impression that we are faced with two films, there is no homogeneity. The scenes shot in Brazil, as expected by the counterpoint to do with the weather tranquil and secluded, more rural Webster, is presented with the traditional image of Christ the Redeemer and the people on the beach playing beach soccer and sunning. We have characters that are part of the fellowship of Ana and only appear to even say one or two sentences, having no relevance to the plot. We have known actresses of the Brazilian public in small parts like Priscilla Marinho, the beautiful Luiza Valdetaro, and Daniel Avila who plays brother "problem" of the protagonist. The best known names are Mark Quibbler and Rodrigo Lombardi extremely caricatured in equity. The first attempts to show a character selfish and immature to even speak slang forced and misplaced. The second plays a homosexual exaggerated and unconvincing. After the jokes do not laugh, but by the constrangermos with the performances, the challenge is to convince yourself to finish watching the movie.

After the two parallel stories being rapidly developed, Ana goes to Webster and the film takes the clichés of time, but not enough aser a total disappointment. All ingredients of this type of film are there: one protagonist charismatic and beautiful clothes always appreciate the body (even more Juliana Paes, so well-known by Brazilians), one male protagonist equally beautiful, charismatic, funny and great heart. Could not miss a dog, bucolic and romantic scenarios (a city with Wine Festival was the ideal choice), the question of making a living that will fall for each other despite the dispute individual interests, an event that forces the couple to get together at some point which forces a better understanding of both supporting characters that are responsible for the purely comical cases the attorney Ana, Victor, played by British actor Julian Stone, Jake and the maid, Maria, played by Zilah Mendoza. It is especially Victor who concentrate the best comic scenes. We can also see in a brief appearance actor Eric Roberts as the restaurant critic, Mr. Hopewell. Also ridiculous, Roberts has little time to show that came.

The script Leland Douglas uses the formula already established in Hollywood, but the lack of experience Márcio Garcia is clearly felt. Missing more elaborate plans, cuts faster and dynamic text faster and more subjective. Lack that "timing" for a comedy, especially in the scenes filmed specifically to make you laugh. The direction of Márcio Garcia fails to compromise, but on some occasions he abuses the camera movements. We also often feel ill prepared dialogues and artificial. The interpretations also, in general, were esteriotipadas to try to start some audience laughter in vain. More comfortable in the cast even have the beautiful Juliana Paes, who has charisma and undeniably shows good English. Juliana gets a good chemistry on stage with Dean Cain (Superman's series Lois & Clark - The New Adventures of Superman (1993-1997)) and the presence of the two is what makes continue on until the end.

Other key points of the script come to be ridiculous. Early in the film, Ana learns of father's inheritance almost instantly, the same day of his death, without at least a brief scene of funeral or burial to mitigate the situation. Instead of seeing the suffering a little for the loss of his father, as we see transpire shortly after going without a lot of pain for the loss to the United States. How to believe a law that just pay taxes (even just $ 20) to be considered the owner of the property? Even being an American law is difficult in cer something. And what about a retired judge, for years outside the judicial system and that apparently lives isolated in his house, which acts as a mediator in the case and resolve the situation without resources? In the two previous scenes were obstinate to get the property, and the next scene is all settled by the judge the way it was?

The blend of different cultures is a positive point. We see Ana bikini sunbathing with a typical Brazilian teaching kiss "Brazilian way" beyond landscapes and bustle of Rio de Janeiro. The confrontation not only the property, but customs is interesting to see. The soundtrack also uses this interesting mix. We see from love songs to international samba. Photograph of Craig Kief explores the landscapes and sites and creates a good backdrop for the novel. It is timely to realize, however, that the technique completely changes from California to Rio de Janeiro.

A point to be emphasized, however, are the marketing actions throughout the film, culminating in a ridiculous scene starring the director himself the long, Márcio Garcia. Undoubtedly one embarrassing scene. It is unfortunate at least a scene created for the sole purpose of advertising a product. The director comes out of nowhere to take down the final print cheerful and romantic and let everyone perplexed explicit propaganda.

Even with the lack of creativity for a really engaging story and a script entirely predictable end as we know from the first scene, the chemistry of the protagonist couple works (sorry that only occurs in the final film) and serves perfectly as a passenger entertainment family. Lightweight and uncompromising. Gone to innovate something in script structure and technically. It's just a standard film of the genre, but it lags behind any romantic comedy median American.

Not good, not dreadful . Bad editing and performances to a storyline with promise. Still watched and in a strange way , enjoyed. Two main characters did not hit it off on screen but both were not bad. Still worth a view if not paying for it. The problem is the editing and the beginning in two languages. It makes it disjointed .belief is most important in any movie. This does not have it. It has all the components but not the glue to join it up. It's a pity because I wanted to smile, laugh and wish the main characters well in the adventure.the backdrop was right. The mobiles seemed to work but the camera failed to deliver.

Pseudoactor and TV presenter, Marcio Garcia directs his first feature film. The film lacks script, directing and acting. The last scene - a displaced product placement - in which Mr Garcia acts is something to be remembered - because it is the most embarrassing moment in the recent film history. Juliana Paes is very famous in Brazil because she played an Indian in a soap opera, and Dean Cain (Dean who?) is virtually unknown after his superman TV show was canceled so many years ago. The movie was one of the biggest BO disappointments last year in Brazil - thanks heaven people still have sense. Because of that it is a shock that Mr GArcia found anyone to put money in a new film.