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Las acacias (2011)
Slow and powerful and ultimately very moving.
I saw this by mistake on the UK TV channel Film 4. I am generally a fan of the Steven Segal school of movies, so you may be surprised that I found this film so powerful and enjoyable at a deep level. As other reviewers have written, very little happens. A lorry driver takes a mother and her baby daughter across Argentina and that's about it! This film is like a flower unfolding, you can't see anything happen but at the end there is something wonderful and beautiful that was not there before. The director was very brave and allows the film to drive itself rather than be driven by any need to pander to external pressures. It rings so true. I am a bit like Ruben the driver, unable to express what is in his heart, which made it a film that I identify with in a way I rarely do. The baby is brilliant! Give this film a chance, it will richly reward you!
The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (1983)
better every time you see it
This film is like 'Blues Brothers'. The first time you see it you think 'WHAT IS THIS!!' Then you want to see it again and you notice all the clever bits. It is one of the few films I have seen that actually make you feel better for seeing it. Very clever, very original, very funny and very well done! There are bits that are really funny - like breathing the gas in beer when they were under water, like the amazing super dog they have as a pet. I have been trying to get a DVD of it as all I have is a worn out VCR tape. Another person said that it is 'man thing' and women won't get it. I have found it to be true. Best quote is 'You'll crash it, eh' 'No way! This is a beer truck eh!' See it more than once - it really does get better with subsequent watches!