The Burning Plain

  • 2008


MOVIE IS egregious terrific guaranteed mexican predictable
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Positive Reviews 24
Negative reviews 13
Average Rating 2.9/5
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1.5
And once it does, the moment isnt sad or cathartic or redemptive. Av Club
1.8
Its more like watching a wounded animal finally get put out of its misery. Av Club
4.5
But that simply means theres less to distract us from the old fashioned drama that lies behind The Burning Plains po mo jigsaw structure. Screen Daily
3.1
That made it easier.And the human drama in each place had continuity and integrity; the story strands might even have been reassembled as self contain .. Rogerebert
3.1
Arriagas attempt with poignant reconnections at the end cant strike the emotional footnote it wants at the fade as hes muddled it up trying to get us .. E Film Critic
3.0
Often the visuals are so breathtaking it detracts from the story. Cinema Blend
2.5
If anything, his script is overfull of good ideas storylines taken too far. The Globe And Mail
3.8
By the end the various parts of the story converge perfectly, like the pieces of a puzzle. Philly
3.0
The answers lie hidden in the past along with the activities of many other characters. Spirituality And Practice
3.5
Better keep watching.).The writers most successful worksThe Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada and Amores Perroswere bolstered by directors who broug .. Village Voice
2.5
The pretentious arty film is a slow, banal and dull slog that wearily limps along with its joyless obvious tale of loss, guilt and redemption. Sover
2.5
Its a dreary slog of a movie thats so tightly wound and so full of its own convictions that if it seems to loosen up or breathe for just a moment, we .. Combust Ible Celluloid
2.0
Charlize Theron plays a bed hopping Oregon restaurateur who as a teen in New Mexico lost her mother (Kim Basinger) to a senseless tragedy in this lugu .. Chicago Reader
3.8
The film isnt some pointless exercise in bleakness for the sake of being depressing.It is closer to being a lesson in karma. Lariat
3.0
The action moves between the New Mexican desert and wintry Oregon, and follows the usual Arriaga formula. Smh
2.5
The film is strikingly photographed and intensely acted, but the tone is overwrought melodrama. Star Tribune
1.8
type Movie Current Status In Season mpaa R runtime 111 minutes Wide Release Date 09/18/09 performer Kim Basinger, Charlize Theron, John Corbett, Robin .. Ew
3.5
Susan Grangers review of The Burning Plain (Magnolia Pictures) Acclaimed Mexican screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga (Babel, 21 Grams, Amores Perros) climb .. Susang Ranger
3.0
The Burning Plain is made with great care and integrity and showcases fine, earnest efforts from a talented cast. Common Sense Media
1.3
The same rigged platitudes could be found in Amores Perros and 21 Grams, though Gonzalez Inarritus pulverizing, no bell left unrung direction at least .. Slant Magazine
2.0
Arriaga just sets his cast on mope, with nary a smile present, and the actors slog through the misery as best they can. Las Vegas Weekly
2.2
At its the films heart is a story of Mexican immigrants whose romantic encounters with Caucasian women spell disaster. Coles Mithey
3.1
That the film generally remains watchable even through its more overtly plodding stretches is due almost entirely to the stellar work of the various a .. Reel Film
2.0
In The Burning Plain a fractured tale of forbidden love, race and class angst, guilt, betrayal and loss Mexican screenwriter turned director Guillermo .. The Star
2.8
Well, yes, and the way it does becomes mostly apparent about a third of the way through the movie. Oregon Live
4.0
A melancholy but also profoundly uplifting film by the talented Guillermo Arriaga. Storytelling is an artform and Arriaga is a master Urban Cine File
1.9
Here the characters arent compelling enough to ask viewers to give their brains a workout to determine exactly whats going on. New York Post
2.0
In the hands of good directors, Arriaga can be a fine storyteller: The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada was terrific, I thought. Abc
4.4
Youll likely find it baffling and confounding, needlessly convoluted and baroque. Ar Kansas Online
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en .. News Blaze
3.5
Its a showcase role, but not a showy one.The same is true of Basinger, who brings a subtext of pain and confusion to a character devoted to hiding tho .. Hollywood And Fine
2.8
Too many of the attempts at humor fall flat while the dramatic and thrilling elements become increasingly absurd. Nyc Movie Guru
3.5
Arriagas slice and dice storytelling masquerades as art when, more often than not, it cant conceal the narratives egregious gaps and gaffes. Film Comment
3.0
This weeks TLS October 5, 2018 America on the brink; a new poem by Paul Muldoon; the journalism of Javier Marias; making the medieval modern; female l .. Entertainment Times Online ..
2.0
Why.Maybe its easier than merely making up a few characters and following them straight through to the end of a story. East Bay Express
3.8
Theron continues her string of terrific and daring thespian performances. Entertainment Spectrum
1.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh .. New York Time Out
3.5
No one remembers Snow Angels.Even The Hours is just the nose movie at best. Can Mag
2.0
Then again, average moviegoers required repeat viewings of The Sixth Sense. Critics Notebook
3.0
All of these seemingly disparate stories are related, but Arriaga connects them more slowly than an alert viewer can on his or her own. Kc Active
4.4
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