Babel
Great Acting - Story lacking - ShaneC
My title about sums it up. The miracle is that my attention was held for the entire bum numbing 140 minutes. The movie weaves together four separate but linked story lines. Yes the acting is sublime, but call me old fashioned, i like a great story line and this movie didn't have it - great stories are what makes me go to the movies every week. And if i thought this was the future of movie making, I'd probably stop going.
On the plus side, some of the best acting in this movie wasn't, I felt, done by the famous ones. Instead, it's the performances of a young japanese girl, that of a mexican woman and a young moroccan boy that lingered with me after seeing the movie. It shows that talent comes in all sizes.
In a week that i saw Rocky Balboa, which has a great story but average acting, this movie was a very different experience. Babel is one for the artistic to discuss over lattes, but for plain old fashioned entertainment with a message, give me Rocky anyday.
Review published on the 28 January 2007 17:49
Disclaimer
The opinions expressed here are those of the viewer and do not reflect those of Entertainment.ie. Entertainment.ie accepts no responsibility, legal or otherwise, for their accuracy of content. Please contact us to report abusive content
More uLike Viewer Reviews
A little dragged out... - nedi911
I found this film to be quite boring and not what i was expecting at all. It's a good story and will make you think about life though!! Excellent performances by both Cate Blanchette and Brad Pitt as... MORE
02 September 2008 15:50
Intelligent and captivating - DDK
Now I don't say this easily but this definitely one of the best ever made. It is intelligent ,thought provoking and it will leave you ponder for weeks afterwards. I admire Brad Pitt for doing movies... MORE
21 January 2008 17:08
Harrowing and thought-provoking - Eleanor
There was a moment in Babel where I almost had to stop watching. This was the point at which the drama of the movie reached its zenith and everything was going dreadfully, terribly wrong. Brad and a... MORE
17 September 2007 10:02
Loved it! - jenny
Very good kept me watching despite it being over two hours long. The chinese story line didnt tie in as well as the other sections but it was ok. Brad pitt was very cute in it. Well worth renting out... MORE
05 August 2007 12:12
Interesting but lacks action - Elaine Deely *e*
An interesting film, Babel deals with a variety of issues, lifestyles, and cultures from around the globe, all of which are interconnected in some way. In one country, two young boys... MORE
11 June 2007 16:46
bland and unnourishing - Jonathan
For me, not as clever and rewarding as Amores Perros. It wasn't awful, and i admire Brad Pitt for taking roles like this. However, the links between the 3 stories were simplistic, offered no food for... MORE
05 April 2007 18:34
not as good as it thinks it is. - Martin
Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett star in Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's ( director of 21 Grams) Oscar nominated thriller thats bleak and totally absorbing. The film is a reflection on the lack of... MORE
21 March 2007 19:52
Annoying (but looks lovely) - Meme
I found this film really quite irritating. And that only after I stopped finding it a bit boring. Initially, I thought it was all about actions and blame. Then (stop reading if you... MORE
19 March 2007 00:36
worth seeing - oskar
Good use of interrelated stories to interrelate different cultures in a globalized world.
However, it is again a view of the world from the American perspective
MORE
13 March 2007 13:41
Worth it for Adraina Barraza - Cactus killer
Some misguided target practice triggers a chain of tragic events that will touch the lives of four groups of people on three different continents. American tourists Richard and Susan get caught up in... MORE
26 February 2007 16:39
Not for Everyone but rewards effort - Reviewer One
I was not sure what to expect with this movie as many less have approving reviews. I was glad took the chance as well worth the effort.
It is doubtful if it will attract audiences from the... MORE
18 February 2007 00:59
Dissapointing - Sally Martin
Couldn't wait to see this movie and dragged my reluctant other half along to prove that the reason I'm mad about Brad Pitt is that he can actually act as well as look incredibly fab. Well, this was... MORE
08 February 2007 14:38
not a bad show but very weird!!! - Gary Mc Carthy
Babel may be the most ambitious movie of the year, tackling towering communication barriers, global politics and cultural divides in a structurally complex and fascinating narrative.... MORE
03 February 2007 17:46
Disappointment! - John M Galway
Like a lot of reviewers on the site, I was very disappointed with this movie. The concept is great and the acting and direction is excellent but the story line is tenuous at best. Individually each... MORE
01 February 2007 17:56
Inarritu's Best to Date - Pandabat
For me the director, Inarritu, has produced his best movie to date. More involving than the raw "Amores Perros" and evoking more empathy than "21 Grams", "Babel"... MORE
31 January 2007 22:28
A waste of 2.5 hours! -
It was a film I was really looking forward to seeing and it turned out to be a massive disappointment. The story line just didn't sell. A japanese hunter who goes to Morocco, whose rifle is used to... MORE
30 January 2007 19:24
Brilliant if it wasn't for the stereotypes - Benjamin
The pitfalls of the movie spoiled my enjoyment of the good things in it. There is no sense of right time lenght for the different scenes. I could have run out of the cinema lots of times if it wasn't... MORE
29 January 2007 00:55
WOW! Absolutely brilliant! - Tigerlili
Not since "City of God" have I been so enthralled by a film. This film is obviously about communication, or the lack of it, in a disjointed era. There are 4... MORE
25 January 2007 12:24
Thoroughly enjoyable -
Thoroughly enjoyable, left you thinking and asking questions / discussing it. MORE
24 January 2007 16:19
Drags on - Rent it on dvd - Luke Nolan
This film gives a long thawed out story of a rifle. Oh, and one or two things in between! Like a an American tourist getting shot, a crazy drunken Mexican wedding, a disturbed Japanese girl, and of... MORE
24 January 2007 14:47
Babel On! - Richie C
Yesterday, my friend Will and I went to see Babel. We both thoroughly enjoyed it and bounced ideas of the film between ourselves and it was very apparent that communication or the lack of is the main... MORE
24 January 2007 14:20
an experience... - sheepischic
A very well-written and directed film, the star cast also helped the intelligent intermixing of plots and story lines. its a film about four different stories which interlink with each other, and... MORE
23 January 2007 16:51
Engaging.. - Old_No7
Though flawed, this is a hugely enjoyable, engaging film with all round terrific performances. The story is intricate (but easily followed), compassionate with superb photography. Well worth a... MORE
22 January 2007 09:19
15° 
Join us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
