In Spanish. 153 running time so way way way too long … three overlapping stories of people living in Mexico City, which is sort of a gimmick … one story low-lifes and dog fighting, another story about a man who leaves his wife for a model who is then in a horrific car accident, the model, not the man), and the last story is about a former college professor who is now a bum / hit man. Amores Perros is translated as “Love’s a Bitch,” so they’re all love (and betrayal) stories of sorts, but none of the characters is likable … I got what the director was doing (“the anguished nature of love”), I only wish he had been able to do it in 100 minutes or so….
Andrew O’Hehir wrote a good review … “cruelty and violence … are always evil and always corrosive.”
Name the baby Octavio
