On average about 22 People a day die in traffic accidents in Argentina , alas the theme of car crashes permeates all aspects of this , at times decent film.The relationship between the main protagonists is a car crash , the pacing of the film and the points it tries to make are car crashes and the needless , even pointless sex scenes are a car crash laced with a few train wrecks thrown in.You get the impression the sex scenes are put in as if the producers were on commission.
This makes for a sad spectacle on what should be a precise and harrowing portrayal of the abject conditions of the Argentinian Public Health System , a mixture of the worst private commercial orientated practices of the US , along with the nightmarish under-investment which i rather doubt you would find in the most dinghy private old-Peoples homes in the UK.
What could have been a shattering and profound comment on the neglect of the common man in Argentina is turned into a 4th rate version of the film crash.Which is a shame because Argentinian Film today could be at the forefront of great, entertaining , socially aware cinema which the Spanish speaking cinema is badly in need of as the first generation of film-makers who did not live through the times of dictatorship make cinema which can set the agenda to where the Spanish speaking World wants and needs to go in a format which is trusted and can speak far more freely than any Politician can.
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