Supelice
Dreadfully Boring
Inadvands
Boring, over-political, tech fuzed mess
Usamah Harvey
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
Dale Haufrect
"The Burning Plain" is an excellent film from 2008. It is currently available on NetFlix Instant Download Streaming. The director is Guillermo Arriaga, and the screenwriter is him as well. It is a complex film that reaches back in time with several stories simultaneously. Cause harm repeatedly to most parts of the body and they eventually grow desensitized, calloused and indifferent to the pain over time. This dispassionate, earthy and very dry aesthetic that film-maker Guillermo Arriaga applies to the world of his first major directorial outing is king; between the barren desert landscapes that permeate within the backdrops of his strangely distant and out-of-sync characters and the sparse narrative that intertwines it all together, The Burning Plain views life as a series of scars—cold and unrepresentative of the pain that brought them to the surface, but a firm reminder as such that nothing ever quite goes away, no matter how far you run. For the characters of Arriaga's story, a central catastrophe of sorts serves as the unfortunate catalyst that will bring them all together whether they like it or not. A burning trailer, housing two lovers sharing a passionate affair behind their families back, exploding in a rage of flames seemingly caused by accident. For them, the movie opens with their death thus absolving them from living with their irrevocable actions, but for those they leave behind the past stays as a constant and dictates largely how each of their futures will develop. I gave this movie 0 stars. Dale Haufrect
C.H Newell
I finally got a chance to watch The Burning Plain this afternoon, and was absolutely captivated. Everything from the script, to the cinematography, and certainly the performances within the film itself really dazzled me.Gradually, the plot unfolds in front of us, as we watch several layers of a story. One layer involves two lovers who had an affair that ended up being killed in a trailer during a fire; we watch as the families deal with the repercussions of their deaths, and the reveal of their infidelity. Another layer involves the daughter of the woman who had the affair, and the son of the man involved with her, as they try to cope with their knowledge of the affair afterwards. The final layer involves a woman who goes from man to man seemingly, and doesn't seem to enjoy her life very much. All of these stories come together, but not before weaving around awhile. I thought I had an idea of what was going on, but there was one element I really had not anticipated, and when it happened (you'll know it when you see it yourself) I was absolutely shocked. A great and often moving (in many ways) story about a torrid love affair, and the effects it has on the lives of everybody near it. I give this film a 10 out of 10. I really don't see how people can't enjoy it, and if they don't, well that's their opinion! However, the look of this film right down to the performances in it make this one you do not want to miss. A good performance for Jennifer Lawrence should be noted especially seeing as how she is now rising and rising in her fame; she played a great role. Kim Basinger and Charlize Theron also display some fine acting, too.
gsandra614
Who in the world could picture either Charlize Theron or Kim Bassinger being involved with the scruffy-looking men they are cast opposite in this horrible film? John Corbett as a cook? It's laughable. This is the worst example of casting I've ever seen. Whatever possessed these acclaimed actors and actresses to get involved in this contrived soap opera? Don't waste your time on this tripe. It's just awful to watch it. The plot and situations are stilted and forced. Kim Bassinger making love to a grizzled old guy in a single-wide squalid trailer? It's just unbelievable to think that this film was actually produced and released.
simona gianotti
I saw this movie for the first time on TV last night: it was one of those movies that do not let you go to sleep with a light heart. It's about a deep, lacerating human drama, involving more generations, narrated through continuous going back and forward. Not difficult to follow, however, since there's a kind of subtle, subterranean emotional line, uniting all characters, places, vicissitudes, as to make the viewer almost naturally and instinctively able to get in touch with the story. And the director chose to pass such an emotional impact in a gentle and unobtrusive way, with a sense of unreal quietness, pervading the whole movie, although hiding a sense of anguish. Evident it is that in such movies great responsibility is given to the cast: in "The burning plain", the whole cast, especially the female interpreters, deliver very good and intense performances. Charlize Theron gets to convey a kind of suffocated pain and unbearable sense of guilt in a superb way. Kim Basinger offers touching and sincere acting, but also the younger female cast show credibility and intensity in their difficult roles.
