So much average

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

a Kadare's adaptation. who preserves the colors of lines, the light of phrases, the bitter splendor of small things. a film about family, duty and sacrifice. simple. touching. seductive because it presents just pillars of life without the desire to be more than a sketch. and becoming convincing portrait of a rural Brasil, a poor family, a shirt and its colors, a love story and a wise boy who change his world. the performances. the landscapes. the cinematography. each as a gem. for present a story who is only portrait of life. nothing new. only an old story from an Albanian writer. becoming a Brazilian movie as a kind of bridge of basic essential things.

'Behind The Sun' finds itself rather lost in its' own imagery -- albeit very lovely imagery. It is undeniable that the film is beautifully shot but I think that the story, at times, is left a little blank. It left me wanting a lot filled in... I was burning with questions that essentially were left unanswered.Sometimes that is an artistic way of presenting a film but in this case it was just annoying. I think the director was trying to communicate much of the story without words but was not doing that excellent of a job of it.However, the acting is outstanding and the dialogue is impressive. They're the backbone of the film.The setting felt limited and at times stuffy... But by and large, the beautiful cinematography and the quality dialogue made up for the lack of the rest. Worth a watch.

This movie has to be one of the best foreign films I have ever seen.For some reason, I didn't think much of the title and therefore, didn't think I was going to enjoy the movie. But I did!First of all, I honestly chose the movie because of Rodrigo Santoro. I am in love with this man and his name was the first one I saw on the "Info" button. I figured that any movie with him in it, regardless if he has lines or not, is worth watching. And, as usual, I was right.I felt for Tonio (Santoro) when he has to avenge his brother's death. You can clearly see he does this out of duty, but honestly has no desire to kill someone. I personally think that the entire family feud is ridiculous. Then the "Eye for an Eye", but then it doesn't even out when family members die and then their deaths need to be avenged over and over again. That tradition is as dumb as nails.Then the little boy, Pacú. I wanted to cuddle him up, especially when he was "reading" his book. I thought he was the cutest thing trying to come up with a story about the mermaid and the man who goes with her to the sea. The parents need to lighten up a bit, especially the father. What a bully! but then again, what does one expect in times and latin cultures? I couldn't believe it when he gets upset at Tonio when he takes Pacú to the circus. Why couldn't the little boy have some diversions to rid himself of those awful memories? I thought it was so cute when Pacú tells Tonio he's going to marry Clara. (She had such pretty eyes!)I have words to say about the other family. LEARN SPORTSMANSHIP!!!!! The Breves family played by the rules; why couldn't they?In all, this is a very touching film. For some parts, you may need to grab some Kleenex or a potted plant to water it because of an abundance of tears. I give this movie a 9 out of 10!

Broken April was written by albanian Ismail Kadare and tells the story of two rival families that, moved by the four-century-old rules of the Kanun, avenge the death of their own by killing the older son of the perpretator's family, in a never-ending feud until Gjorg, the older son, decides to stop this tradition once and for all, for his life's sake. Walter Salles transports this moving story to 1910's northeastern Brazil and adds to it's dark plot the colorful, stunning imagery of the brazilian badlands. Supported by flawless acting, Behind the Sun is a stunning piece of moving poetry.