Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!

Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

zif ofoz Read the review by T Y ... here with the other reviews. I found that particular review helpful in appreciating this film. Yes, the story is entertaining, wonderfully photographed, and the characterizations may be a touch over the top. But there is no denying this film has 'original' stamped all over it. Director: Paul Morrison and Writer: Philippa Goslett achieve a smash-up job in creating a story/film that gets into the heart and soul of three historic Spanish artist that lived at a time of social, political, and artistic transition that turned into an era of pain and suffering.Here we see three young creative men - Luis Buñuel, Federico García Lorca, and Salvador Dalí growing into their own personalities and dealing with the political callings of that time in Spain. Dali seems never to grow up but instead became the 'character' he wanted to be and played it safe. As for Lorca and Bunuel their conscience and creative selves centered around the wind of political change and each paid the price for speaking out.This film isn't for all. It's an art movie and other artist will appreciate it's color and emotion.

Jay Raskin This film spends much of its time telling us that Federico Garcia Lorca was gay and was in love with Salvador Dali. That's nice to know and probably important to scholars of the two men, but it doesn't really go anywhere. If this were about Joe Nobody and Salvador Smith meeting in college and having a passionate love affair, would anybody really care? The love affair is simply an uninteresting soap opera element.The movie lacks involvement. A good example is when the main characters are in a bar and the musicians start playing "the Charleston" Everybody gets excited and starts to dance, but the scene cuts before we get to see them dance. The Charleston was an exciting new dance in the mid-1920's and seeing how the characters did it would have involved us with the characters. The filmmakers' cutting away at that point indicates how little they want the audience to share in the characters' feelings. Instead of experiencing how wonderful the Charleston was, we are only told about it. The same thing happens with the central love affair. Instead of experiencing it, we are only told about it.The film in the last twenty minutes does change and becomes a rather standard, but engrossing biography of Lorca's last years.This is a case of an interesting and potentially exciting story being badly told. You do learn a little from it, but you don't feel much about it. There are a couple of nicely mildly erotic short sex scenes, so there is a little passion in the film, but like Salvador Dali, the film doesn't want us to feel passion/sex but only wants to be admired for having it.

crazytheatre I stumbled across Little Ashes when looking for Robert Pattinson movies as embarresing as that is but I soon became irrevocably in love with the story. I generally am a very open and accepting person and this story truly showed me different styles of life. I believe that the acting all around was fabulously done not only by Robert Pattinson but also his amazing co-stars. Although like the description says, there were a few disturbing images in the film i believe it was necisarry to understand the main point, "no limits". I was so focused on the movie it was only half way through that I realized I was standing up the entire time. even after a few weeks of watching it, I am still left pondering the very well written lines and the character motavations. the movie inspired me to research Salvador Dali. after completing an autobiography on the great man, I realized that Robert Pattinson didn't show the true side of Mr. Dali. Dali was always "mad" even as a child and even though quite and reserved I believe that Robert could have showed some of that side in the beginning. over all though an amazing film and I recommend to anyone with an open mind to watch!

lloydkat I watched "Little Ashes" last night. I have to admit I watched it mainly because Rob Pattinson is in it, so I was curious. I was prepared to not like it, having read some of the critics' negative reviews. But it was surprisingly good, very interesting and very moving. I don't know how historically accurate it is, but I felt like I learned something from watching it. All the actors were wonderful, and Rob did a great job of portraying Dali and all his eccentricities. Rob claims he never knows what he's doing when he's acting, but I think viewers, whether or not they're Pattinson fans, would be impressed with his acting ability based on this movie. If you've never seen him in anything except the Twilight movies, you'd be pleasantly surprised here. I'd recommend it to his adult fans and non-fans, as well.