45 of 57 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Winner!, July 25, 2004
This review is from: Dust to Dust (Por la Libre) (DVD)
I'm a big fan of Spanish language movies - especially those from Mexico. Por La Libre is an example of the excellent movies coming from Mexico. This movie is equal or better than many coming out of Hollywood. It has a great soundtrack and storyline, nice directing, good acting, and top notch film editing and quality.
When I read that the movie is about two teenagers going on a roadtrip, I figured this would be another same old teenage roadtrip movie with the same basic storyline and outcome. In fact, it does have the usual storyline of kids smoking pot, rebelling against parents, sex, clubbing, police harassment, etc. Nevertheless, this movie is not as predictible as those other teenage roadtrip movies. This movie has a few unexpected twist and turns that kept me surprised and entertained. This movie would appeal to adults of any age. This movie is a light comedy.
I am impressed with actress Ana de la Reguero who plays Maria. She's a real dark haired beauty. She reminds me of Penelope Cruz except Ana is better looking.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Reminds me of my road trip to acapulco!, May 29, 2005
This review is from: Dust to Dust (Por la Libre) (DVD)
Although I don't consider this a 5 star movie and I could name several mexican films off hand that have better plots and actors; this movie is pretty fun and memorable enough to want to watch it every now and then. Two cousins that don't really get along take a road trip to acapulco to try to get their recently passed away grandfather's ashes into the ocean. They run into romance, trouble, and the movie gives a laughable surprise towards the end. Good movie,,not Oscar material but definitely a movie worthy of your dvd library and one that you will probably want to watch once in a blue moon.
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23 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
great movie!!!, May 10, 2004
This review is from: Dust to Dust (Por la Libre) (DVD)
this movie is really good. it is about a road trip taken by two fighting cousins whom are on a journey to fufill a wish left by their deceast grandfather in his will. they encounter obstacles on the way and discover a secret the granfather had been hiding all his life. osvaldo benavides (rocco) delivers an amazing performance. I highly suggest you buy this if you are into latin cinema
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