LouHomey
From my favorite movies..
Marva-nova
Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
Delight
Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.
fionamarion
The script is very rich, and in this I took intellectual delight. Other reviewers have mentioned poor cinematography. It feels sometimes as though it originated as a play, and in adapting to a screenplay perhaps some elements have been overlooked. Still, I loved what the writer did well: the layering of a lot of history, symbolism, and perspective, the deconstruction of many aspects of Brazilian culture and history. Using several different characters, the writer is able to compose a symphony of dark, cynical, anti-bourgeois sentiment.As a non- Brazilian, I am sure there are many things I did not understand, as there is a lot of complexity within the script and probably visual and situational representations of which I have no reference point. Yet, as someone who is interested in Brazilian culture and history, this is a piece I will definitely see again, try to absorb more from, and discuss with Brazilians who have seen it as well.
Sergio Cajado
Cronicamente Inviável is not a movie for export, is a self evaluation meaning shake the stupidity out of the Brazilian bourgeois. Shows decadence, intolerance, ignorance, violence, perversion and other human degenerations merciless, raw and ugly. I don't know if it was purposely such bad photography, edition and light. Besides the bad performance of the actors the movie does not show anything new, the language is obvious. Even good actors like Dantas, are bad directed and inefficient. Even though if you like Brazilian Movies, is worth seeing because it contains deep social reflections about Brazilian society. The plot is good but the lack of a good Art Director with a global vision decreases the real value of the movie.
Struggler
It's been only eight days since I finally had the chance to go to the cinema and watch this movie, about which I'd already read A LOT.'Cronicamente Inviável' ('Chronically Unfeasible' in English) is a harsh punch on the face of Brazilian middle-class. The way reality is displayed in the film suggests that the role of cynicism in our society is more important that one would think.The great achievement of 'Chronically...' is showing to the world the amount of corruption, violence, racism and hatred every Brazilian citizen carries within WITHOUT trying to formulate a 'feasible' way to reconstruct the country.The film is not suitable for everyone, but if you've been through pictures like, for instance, the 'Dogma 95' series, you'll find no problem. Foreign audiences would never be able to grasp the real meaning of it, though, without the aid of some basic notions of Brazilian geography and sociology. The way Sérgio Bianchi (the director) relates cities from the Northeast (Salvador), Southeast (Rio and São Paulo, where the story takes place) and South (Curitiba), is vital for a thorough comprehension of the plot. In the same way, the knowledge of Brazilian history proves to be useful when the picture deals with the Indian and Negro issues.The ending of the film, open and symbolic, stuffs the viewer's brain with intriguing questions worth being thought about.
dbonis
This movie is a cruel satire of the Brazilian middle-class. Is shows how distant are the rich from the poor in this country, and how this situation generates violence and hypocrisy. There's no subtlety - just the reality as it really is, making one consider a final surrender to cynicism. Worth watching and thinking about.
