Amores Perros (2001)

the audience applauded

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

A horrific car accident connects three stories, each involving characters dealing with loss, regret, and life's harsh realities, all in the name of love. I love Aejandro González Iñárritu's work as a director especially in Birdman and The Revenant. But this is without a doubt his worst film that i have ever seen, the acting is wooden, the characters are bad and the situations that they go threw are not as dramatic as they might have hoped cause personally i hated all 3 stories more and more and none of them become clear by end plus the film doesn't have an actual main character. Also they should be shamed of themselves for what they did to those poor dogs threw out the entire film and don't get me start on that running time. Overall Amores Perros is an overrated junk with some of the worst acting performances i've ever seen. (0/10)

There was something about this movie that just kept my attention. There are a lot of points where it moves slowly and it seemed like I should have been bored, but somehow that never happened. Even during the long sequence during which Valeria and Daniel look through their floorboards for their dog over the course of several days, I was interested in what would happen next. It's a story about largely everyday people with no special skills and relatively mundane problems. While the characters are not that vibrant, they are distinct enough to not feel cookie-cutter and be accessible to the audience.The main reason I watched this was to use it as part of my research for a paper on breakout films (this being Inarritu's breakout). Considering the limited money that was used to make Amores Perros, it's quite impressive and it's not hard to see why people started noticing Inarritu because of his work here. It showcased how capable Inarritu is behind a camera in a more modest way than his later successes like Birdman and the Revenant, which I think make Perros more commendable. The hand-held and tracking shots were used to put us in the shoes of the characters instead of just to make the movie look cooler. It's a human story, so it's good that Inarritu and his DP Rodrigo Prieto were able to strike a balance that showcased their skills while keeping the focus on the problems of everyday people.I don't want to knock the movie's originality, but it definitely rides the coattails of Pulp Fiction, mostly in the story structure. However, it was much easier to follow the plot of Perros than Pulp because of how Perros followed each of its character groups one at a time. While the car crash is the central event that ties all three stories together, I feel like it could have been left out without hurting the story. The central theme of the movie is, to my eyes, that nobody regardless of class is immune to struggles and problems. And all of them must fight to preserve and repair the relationships they have with the people they love. Perhaps it's not the best story of such themes, but it's pretty good all the same. Overall Rating: has 7.7/10.

Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu is one of the greatest filmmakers of the 21st century for his breathtaking vision and the power he brings in his darkest films. "Amorres Perros" is a heartbreaking story that digs into your soul and stays with you. It's blistering performances and depressing subject matter are the things that build upon strong films. While disturbing and saddening to watch at many times, "Amorres Perros" thrives in doing what it intends on doing, that being showing you the real world and how multiple people of different backgrounds can relate to one another no matter their lifestyles. Three interconnected stories about the different strata of life in Mexico City all resolve with a fatal car accident. Octavio is trying to raise enough money to run away with his sister- in-law, and decides to enter his dog Cofi into the world of dogfighting. After a dogfight goes bad, Octavio flees in his car, running a red light and causing the accident. Daniel and Valeria's new-found bliss is ended when she loses her leg in the accident. El Chivo is a homeless man who cares for stray dogs and is there to witness the collision. With three stories being interconnected by an accident, we see the dark sides to each group of people. We learn about their motifs, their failures, and, surprisingly, their mutual love of dogs (hence the title "Love's a Bitch"). What Innaritu and writer Guillermo Arriaga do is craft an amazing masterpiece that stands out as one of the greatest foreign films of all time. This powerful drama brings the hardship and hope of life in magnificent and creative ways that help you appreciate the power of storytelling and good drama.

No. I mean, Inarritu has made sentimental, overly melodramatic films before, but he really goes overboard with this. It seems like his only intent is to tug our heartstrings and our anxiety and our thrills, and the first act just comes off incredibly contrived. The second act is better, with the couple, but it still is on-the-nose. The performances aren't the problem really (most of the time, sometimes some actors also overdo it, but one really needs to blame the material). The third act is by far the best and actually a pretty good, solid, effective piece of work with some great themes and the reason I don't entirely dislike the film. It was enough to not completely dismiss the entire film.