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El Beso del Sueno

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El Beso del Sueno

I thought the acting persuasive - enough so that the ending caught me very much off guard. Juan Diego is very good looking - for those who are interested in older, more complicated males, and Maribel Verdu does a first rate job of acting and shows LOTS of skin - lots and lots and lots of it, but not gratuitously.

Good movie. You should remember Verdu from "Belle Epoque" and "Y tu mama tambien" which involved different roles - film noir, romantic comedy, tragedy. And as film noir this is the blackest I've seen since "Chinatown"

While watching this movie I was struck by a feeling of deja vu. The movie felt very familar only this time different actors and language were involved. The story was very predictable but the credible performances of the lead actors made it tolerable; both Verdu and Mr. Diego were engaging in their assigned roles. This movie certainly won't inspire you to any great action but it is something you can watch if you have spare time.

As soon as one realizes this movie is shot on videotape and not film one's heart sinks. Like a bad telenovelo, scenes go on and on and all one wants to do is yell "Cut" to the director. The story is familiar: a prostitute who works johns on a train, drugs them and steals their money, one night hits the jackpot -- two suitcases crammed with money being transported by a courier out of Spain. Tracked down by an agent hired by a crooked banker, a relationship evolves between the hooker and the agent, who double crosses her, then backtracks -- only to be double crossed in return. A tired story that appears to have been lifted from countless other, better written scripts, this flick has the look and feel of an el-cheapo Mexican outing. Good Spanish actors wasted in a movie that looks like a hastily thrown together production.

After watching this classic movie made in 1992 I knew I had to buy it, and have watched it at least 8 times. The story stars Maribel Verdu one of the most beautiful and sexy actresses in the world (she was only 22 when this movie was made). She plays a sophisticated prostitute traveling on a fancy train, but in reality is a very successful thief who after seducing her male victim she then drugs them and robs them. She finally hits the jackpot when a money courier falls for her and soon loses the millions he is carrying. A private detective who is suppose to protect the courier realizes that she has duped him and he sets out to find her, and in the process falls in love with her after recovering the money from her, but she has a surprise for him. This is a 2 hour movie that is elegantly presented and is nicely paced with the beautiful Maribel showing off her great body and sensuous style. This is a great movie to watch many times without getting bored. The movie that I purchased from Amazon was brand new with great audio and visual clarity. I only wish they had made a sequel to this movie.

I really didn't enjoy this movie, the acting was really bad. I wouldn't recommend this movie.