Wild Tales (Foreign Film / Argentinean)
The
title is perfect. This is a film that
collects six wild tales. The tales have
nothing in common except their exploration of vengeance and the violence it
produces. All six tales were
entertaining but two were standouts. Even
if you are not a foreign film fan I do suggest watching the first tale. It’s short, only about ten minutes, and it’s
amazing. I watched about half wondering
what was going on and then my mouth hung open in shock for the duration. Like any well-crafted short story by O. Henry
I can’t tell you what it is about because I’ll ruin it for you. The third tale was tied in my mind for first
place in the anthology. It is all about
the dangers of road rage. Again, that is
all I will say.
This
is a black comedy, if there was a shade darker than black I would use it. These tales show the dark places vengeance
sends humans. It is by turns violent and
disturbing, but so often it was so over the top I found myself laughing and then
scolding myself for finding it funny.
Typically I don’t really agree with Academy Award Nominations, but this
film deserved a nomination, maybe even a win.
