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El refugio de los insomnes (2018)
Can't stop watching this movie!
It's on Netflix so I can watch anytime. I don't speak Spanish at least not very well but I love foreign films so I'm used to reading lines. Love all the main characters and would love a sequel. Daniela does own the movie to an extent and she would seem one of Mexicos leading stars. Her timing and humor really save the movie at times and the bond with her and Santiago is the strongest in the film. He's the only one she seems to care about. A review here said the characters drowned in their helplessness or something to that effect. Obviously that person never made it to the end because obviously each of the characters has a new life full of promise by the end. Clearly Santiago couldn't sleep because he was losing his girlfriend who is a selfish bitch without redeeming feature. Estela is a victim bless her but Santiago can be as well and we imagine they're pretty safe with each other. Anxious to see what the writers do next!
Without a Trace (1983)
Just terrific - one of the best most emotionally moving movies ever made
I know I'm stepping out of line a little giving it a "10", but that is just what I feel it deserves. This movie became known to me on a cable channel back soon after its release in the 80's. I was incredibly moved by it and the unforgettable ending described so beautifully in other reviews here - I just knew this would always be a favorite movie of mine and one that I have shared with so many people over the years. I'm about to order the DVD, but have had the VHS for decades. If you like being emotionally moved from agony to ecstasy you'll enjoy this film. Just that simple. If emotions turn you off or you're more action oriented - rent Star Trek or any of the other action flicks. Excellent acting by Nelligan above all others, but dutiful performances by the other actors including the incredible little boy. Nelligan truly deserved the academy award and I don't know who rec'd it in 1983 if not Meryl Streep, but Kate surely should have won. Meryl has never moved me to this extent. And the ending is just as it should be - a pure work of art in its conception and exposition, from everyone concerned but in particular the director who must have envisioned this to begin. One imagines this scene may well have inspired the making of the film originally. I'm saddened to read that he only directed this film but is a famous producer. He certainly needs to make more if he's still with us. And where is Kate these days? She isn't so old compared to other actresses. I'd still enjoy seeing her.