Rent Love's A Bitch (aka Amores Perros) (2000)


Since exploding on to the scene as a winner at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu's Amores Perros has gone on to achieve universal acclaim and admiration from critics, cinemagoers and directors alike. The film undoubtedly heralds the arrival of a major new talent in world cinema.

Beginning with a kinetic, bone-crushing car accident, Amores Perros imaginatively interweaves the stories of its three victims: Octavio (Gael Garcia Bernal) a young man who has fallen in love with his violent brother's wife; Valeria (Goya Toledo), a beautiful Mexican model for whom physical appearances are everything and El Chivo (Emilio Echevarria), a former political assassin now exiled from his family. The result is a moving, visceral eulogy to life, loss and dog fighting on Mexico's mean streets.
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Rating Reviewed by: catpigeon
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Love's A Bitch (aka Amores Perros) review by catpigeon

Bleak, Brutal but Brilliant.
(3) of (3) members found this review helpful.
Amores Peros is an excellent portrayal of losing whats important and how we and those around us get caught up in and become the unconsciouse archietitchs of such chaos. By Looking at three superfically unrealted stories we begin to see what all three have in common. But the brillance of the film is in the way it is written which at times fells like there is no narrative at all and that you are as ignorant as the characters you are watching. The outlook of the writer is also uncompromizingly bleak with his focus seemingly resting on the lose of idealisim in the face of the uglyness of the world. As such it is a film without hope. The only critic of the film would be its use of gross mortal animal violence for no other reason than to achieve certain "real" shots. It goes without saying therefore that a lot of dogs where brazinly murdered for the production of this film. But despite this whats done is done and unneccassary barbarizim to one side this is an excellent film and shouldn't be missed.
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Rating Reviewed by: TB
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Love's A Bitch (aka Amores Perros) review by TB

3 in 1
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This multi award-winning movie from Mexico is almost 2 1/2 hours long, but not too long, since 3 stories are intertwined around an accident. We follow the lead up, the consequences and a bystander getting involved. Fascinating and unusual. Actor Gael Garcia, the director of photography and the composer have all later made a career in Hollywood - partly due to this poignant movie with dogfights and violence, love and hate. Recommendable!
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Love's A Bitch (aka Amores Perros) review by zee

Not my cup of tea
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Although has similarities with city of god in its film making style. I found the story unengaging with brief highlight of interest. Did not enjoy the experiance but thats just me.
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Rated: 3.8 stars from 297 ratings
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BFI Classification:
Suitable only for persons of 18 years and over
Release Date: 24/09/2001
Production Year: 2000
Run Time: 147 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 1.85:1
Format: Pal
Colour: Colour

Special Features:

  • Additional scenes with commentary by Alejandro Gonzalez and Guillermo Arriaga (writer)
  • Behind the scenes
  • 3 music videos
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Campaign development
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