16 April 2012

Sidewalls (Gustavo Taretto, 2011)

6.5/10
Quirky Argentinian romantic comedy from 2011 that I caught as part of the on-going Latin American Film Festival in Montreal. It focuses on two of those modern movie staples, the quirky-and-alone-but-not-sociopathic-or-ugly male and female. They live in Buenos Aires and the city's architecture is a big focal point as one of the numerous impediments keeping our two strangers of destiny from crossing paths. As usual in these Sundance-ready films, there are a couple of genuinely funny moments surrounded with a lot of groan-worthy spots of trying-too-hard. Overall the story is cute and it's passable entertainment, just nothing particularly remarkable.

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