Amores Perros

The first and most personal message from the pen of Guillermo Arriaga and the perspective of A.G. Iñárritu. The individual stories are captured and presented in a manner so tremendously experienced and substantive that together they form something quite extraordinary. They are an incredibly true and painful confession about the transience of life, happiness, love, joy, confidence, trust... The viewer has the opportunity to watch Iñárritu's mosaic toy with the unbalanced Octavio, who is desperately in love with his brother's wife and begins to make money for their future together in a less than humane and honest way, which he ends up paying for badly, or in another part, the complete emotional and physical deformation of a woman who is forced to reassess her previous priorities and, eventually, her seemingly perfect relationship with a married man, which is put to a very severe test. In the last piece of the mosaic, we follow the efforts of an old, unhappy, and emotionally empty man to rebuild his relationship with his daughter, while at the same time re-evaluating his previous life and desperately trying to make amends and reconcile two brothers who wanted to have each other murdered. Money, hatred, calculation, and desperation figure in everything here. Iñárritu tells a beautiful but ruthless and hard-hitting story of human emotion, love, and betrayal. Amores Perros is, for me, one of the most sophisticated and satisfying dramas ever made. (10/30/2009)

Great film that, at first glance, may seem like something that cannot be about love at all, but in reality, it is love that drives all the heroes into situations that are very tragic for them, or at least for someone else. An incredibly powerful film that even after years shows me that the first impressions of it are not lost, but rather repeated. (12/18/2014)

I consider the first story to be an example of perfect filmmaking craftsmanship and Inarritu, to me, was a genius while watching it, someone to whom I would confidently entrust any subject because his visual ideas or the alternation of contrasts are absolutely flawless. My enthusiasm faded after the remaining two stories, which are not bad, just not as disturbing or captivating for the viewer's senses as the first one, and rather focus on the gradual psychological development of the characters. Unfortunately, most of the time it is a bit too gradual and almost tedious. (08/03/2006)

A nasty, dirty, violent and depressive film, just as I like them. The plot is not as complex as the director’s second film (21 Grams), but it’s a lot more effective nonetheless. Amores Perros consists of three intertwined stories, each with a completely different atmosphere, which together deliver a holistic and very intense emotional load. Very recommended. (02/27/2009)

Just like Denmark has Lars Von Trier and Sweden has Lasse Hallström, Mexican cinema also has its number one: Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu. He has maintained his directorial style even in Hollywood, and that was the key to his success. But here it bothered me with an excessive running time. The technical execution, on the other hand, it's a blast again. (01/07/2005)