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Tropical Snow [VHS]

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A breathtaking film, very well directed, great screenplay and the performances very well balance. Jsu Garcia as Tavo give a knockout performance he had touched an extraordinary range of emotional chords as a desperate guy that wants a better future. Good chemistry between him and Madeleine Stowe as Marina. The love between Tavo and Marina is what keeps the characters alive to what they had to face. There is tension in this film that is builds by both lead actors, This was a very intense film about innocent people that are used by the power of money.

This was a real sleeper, a good film that most people don't know about. Just check to see how many reviews are here: only a couple. It's also not available on DVD. That is a real shame, because this movie was beautifully shot.

I saw it on a poor-quality VHS and still looked nice, so I can imagine how good this would be with a clear transfer and great colors.

Nick Corri and Madeline Stowe play small-time thieves and lovers. Desperate for money, they do things they should not do in a few categories. Stowe, by the way, shows a lot of skin in this film, something she has not done in subsequent movies. She had just become a "name" actor the year before in the hit film, "Stakeout."

There is not much violence in this drug-crime movie and very little profanity. It's rated R for the nudity.

This is interesting film and certainly something that's different. If if ever comes out on DVD, I'm going to buy it.

Garcia, Madeline Stowe and David Carradine
are outstanding in here, but Carradine as
drug lord? With his reported past problems?
Risky...Comes off well but too short and
too concise. Modest budget at least didn't
hurt here. Look for Stowe in 'Last of The
Mohicans', too!