Diagonaldi Very well executed

FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

shandretemmers When I first started watching this movie i thought it would be nothing more than a married couple having some marital problems and the husband or wife having an affair. I expected the husband to be having an affair with a female as he portrayed no signs of being a homosexual or even bisexual. That seemed to be one of the biggest turning points of the movie. The husband seemed to be controlling and having no consideration with regards to others feelings especially those of his wife and "lover". I felt sorry for him because he could never be happy with his life even when he had both relationships it didn't seem enough for him. He was a broken and selfish person. He could never accept who he truly was and perhaps this was because he was afraid of what others especially his wife would think of him. He knew people would see him and think differently of him. Which shows that what people think of others have a bigger impact than what we would expect. It seemed that throughout his life people had made decisions for him therefore he always had someone to blame for how things would turn out and that would explain why he could never make the right decisions in his relationships. It seems that the only good decision he made was to kill him. By killing himself he freed his wife and lover of any more negative emotions and it also brought them closer as they began to find comfort and closure within each other. By him still living, his wife and lover knowing about each other, would have brought no good in any of their lives.This is a good movie to be exposed to especially as a young adult in today's society where people generally just do things without even thinking of the consequences or not even taking others feelings into consideration. It teaches one to be mindful of what we say and do and to be respectful of how others live their lives even if we do not agree with it.

terryhall2 As handsome as Jordi is (who plays Arturo, the husband in this love triangle of a film) it was very difficult to feel any sympathy for him. His arrogance and inconsideration of both his wife and lover too strongly covered the conflicting feelings that must have been raging inside of him and were only really released towards the end of the film. By that time he had died and one couldn't help thinking that that was the best thing that could have happened for the two other lovers involved, releasing them from the lies, messed up emotions and insincere game-playing that Arturo conducted. As an exploration of the self-loathing gay man who cannot feel love for himself or anyone else, then we have a fine film. The story is not new, but we see it from the Spanish director's perspective and all the actors were good. I could feel for both the spurned partners and for the friend of the surgeon who made it evident that she had feelings for him too, despite knowing he was gay. Again, human emotions explored on film as naturally as they exist day to day.

Juliann I rented this movie because I've been watching everything I can find with Javier Bardem in it. I think he's one of the world's finest actors. In addition, I have many gay friends, and I was very interested in seeing how the subject was dealt with.Having said that, I was quite disappointed in this movie. I really wanted to care about the characters because I thought their story and their plight was very compelling. It could have been an amazing, affecting film. I'm not sure where it fell flat. The acting was quite good, but I never really felt anything for the characters--not even for Bardem's. I was satisfied just to watch Bardem, but it was still a disappointment.I rated it as I did for the actors' contributions, but the character development could be much, much better.

hscnyc although you can't imagine either the wife or the boyfriend being in love with the totally self absorbed husband, the movie works on many levels and is intelligent and entertaining. the acting is excellent. it's too bad the husband's character wasn't better explained. as written, he only cares about himself.