Thursday, June 28, 2012

Burnt Money

This Argentinian Film is like a porn reel. I did not expect to see that much nudity in my life. It looks like Argentina is ahead of Hollywood in the art of lovemaking. Anyway, this movie is a rather dramatic depiction of two gay lovers "the twins" who plot a heist that backfires and sends them on a trip to Uruguay with their wayward driver, Cuervo.  Their supervisor, Nando, gives them advice which they are too experienced to take. As a matter of fact, the dominant partner of "the twins" Nene, seems to always know what he's dealing with and what he's doing. After a rather dramatic shooting at the beginning of the movie, one of the twins Angel, gets shot, and Nene patiently removes the bullet from his bloody chest, as though he's some sort of surgeon.
Although this film masquerades as a crime action flick, the action is pretty latent behind the paranoid romance between "the Twins." You could argue that there is quite a bit of shooting and escaping going on, but even though there is an all out barrage at the end of the film, the scene essentially has the same theatricality of "Scarface," and is more focused on the relationships between the characters and the emotion filling the atmosphere.
In that sense, I can safely say that "Burnt Money"  SUCKS as a crime movie. It is more of a film driven by pathos.
As for the love between "the twins": it's mediocre at best. Nene is supposed to be a serious and aggressive robber. What leads him to pickup a religious, schizophrenic man (Angel) from a bathroom stall is beyond me.  As a couple, they are bizarre, and I know that Angel is hot, but if Nene is so intent on surviving in his profession, then why would he chose a partner in crime that would randomly fire off a police officer while listening to "the voices" in his head. Not that I totally approve of Nene cheating on Angel with Giselle, the lovelorn prostitute, but still... SHE would be a better accomplice.
So I would say, watch the movie, if you are really into a sexy movie with a gay couple. But do not watch this movie if you are looking for an Ocean's Eleven with a procedural heist and action-packed escape.

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