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Sylar1962's rating
Funny, romantic, multilingual... There is a lot to say about this movie. It's one of those that put Brazilian cinema again in the path of quality. It's a good surprise seeing Bruno Barreto, who directed many erotic movies, did a very nice piece without any nudity, even with lots of babes in the cast. The story is about the romantic involvement between Pedro (Antônio Fagundes, our senior superstar) and Mary Ann (Amy Irving) and lots of funny things that happen around them. I could say I don't like Irving's performance because she looked very bored all the time. She was there only because she was Mr. Barreto's wife. On the other hand, all Brazilians were terrific, with lots of good acting from Alexandre Borges (Romario's alter-ego), Drica Moraes (Mary Ann's friend who dated with an American through e-mail), Giovanna Antonelli, Pedro Cardoso, Débora Bloch, and so many others that shine even in small roles. I particularly like Alberto De Mendoza (the tailor, Pedro's father), Spanish-speaker , helping his son on impressing the English teacher, in a very unusual way - watch it and check it out. If the movie's plot was not so original, I tell it doesn't matter. As in Centralstation, the most important is how the story is told, the cast quality, music score, and so many other things that make the real difference. I really recommend this movie for people from all nations, since the comedy shown there is universal.
I could say "Central do Brasil" is the Brazilian cinema comeback. After 30 years of mediocrity on Brazilian productions, this movie is one the very first quality movies, starting a new era, with decent stories and the virtual end of cheap nudity from the time of "pornochanchadas".
The main plot, it's something seen even in many B American movies. The difference is how the story is told. It's about Dora (Fernanda Montenegro), an old woman who fooled simple minded and illiterate people from Northeast writing letters for them, keeping the money and not delivering the mail. Her fate changes when she meets Josué (Vinícius de Oliveira), a boy who had lost her mother, run down by a bus. Cold hearted at first, she goes with the kid for a trip heading Northeast to find the rest of his family.
The movie's pace is something slow, as in many Brazilian movies, but it doesn't make you sleep, for sure. Since it's character movie, you enjoy every little scene they appear. Montenegro is our Prima Donna, doing her work superb as usual - if (argh!) Roberto Begnini won an Oscar, she would deserve 10; the boy was very realistic, even if his acting wasn't brilliant by that time - he did it fine, though; Marília Pera, one of my favorites, was gold-shining as that neighbor who helps Dora on escaping from the criminals - she has a real perfect comedy timing that beats even professional comedians; pay attention on Matheus Nachtergaele, playing one of Josué's brothers and the always efficient and ready-for-the-action Otávio Augusto, as a corrupted police detective.
I recommend this movie for all non-Brazilians so you can learn about the real thing. We don't have just cheerful things like the Carnival and beaches or the notorious city violence. We have much more to show, and good cinema is one of them.
The main plot, it's something seen even in many B American movies. The difference is how the story is told. It's about Dora (Fernanda Montenegro), an old woman who fooled simple minded and illiterate people from Northeast writing letters for them, keeping the money and not delivering the mail. Her fate changes when she meets Josué (Vinícius de Oliveira), a boy who had lost her mother, run down by a bus. Cold hearted at first, she goes with the kid for a trip heading Northeast to find the rest of his family.
The movie's pace is something slow, as in many Brazilian movies, but it doesn't make you sleep, for sure. Since it's character movie, you enjoy every little scene they appear. Montenegro is our Prima Donna, doing her work superb as usual - if (argh!) Roberto Begnini won an Oscar, she would deserve 10; the boy was very realistic, even if his acting wasn't brilliant by that time - he did it fine, though; Marília Pera, one of my favorites, was gold-shining as that neighbor who helps Dora on escaping from the criminals - she has a real perfect comedy timing that beats even professional comedians; pay attention on Matheus Nachtergaele, playing one of Josué's brothers and the always efficient and ready-for-the-action Otávio Augusto, as a corrupted police detective.
I recommend this movie for all non-Brazilians so you can learn about the real thing. We don't have just cheerful things like the Carnival and beaches or the notorious city violence. We have much more to show, and good cinema is one of them.
The super-powered people plot has been exploited some other times. Superheroes, bandits, mutants... but the approach, this time is really thrilling. Instead of people wearing tights and becoming crime-fighters, they try to keep their lives as normal as possible, each character accepting his/her ability in a different way, as people are different. The whole story is really catchy, as are the characters, heroes or not. At the end of each chapter, you are really eager for the next. It's the main reason that makes a series a big success. All the suspense and plot twists made me really in love with Heroes. Pay attention to all the actors, who were highly well casted and directed, specially the babes Hayden Panattiere (Claire) and Ali Larter (Nikki/Jessica), the guest babes, Masi Oka (Hiro) and Zachary Quinto (Sylar). There are some very special guest stars, real living legends, who really rock... So, I wildly recommend this series to anyone, especially because of it's adult and advanced content.