This propulsive, raw, ultimately moving film is based on that strongest of artistic constructions: the triangle. Mary Carmen (Hayek) and Gary (Jane) are both in love with the charismatic bisexual Valentino (D'Onofrio), consequently detest each other. Val's energy and spirit, then his fatal illness, binds the unlikely threesome together.
Critics have treated the film unfairly, whining about the lack of explicit character motivation. My advice: don't be afraid to supply a few details; you don't have to know the whole back story. The festival audience I saw it with loved it as I did.
Critics have treated the film unfairly, whining about the lack of explicit character motivation. My advice: don't be afraid to supply a few details; you don't have to know the whole back story. The festival audience I saw it with loved it as I did.