Saturday, October 24, 2015
On the run
It is said that there are 13 basic plots for fiction.
So it is not surprising, if this is true, to have a strong sense of deja vu while seeing some movies or reading some books.
What is surprising is when the writer or the director or the actors lift you out of the mundane and turn the standard into a unique experience.
Today's film is supported in this way by the actors and the photography. But the story and general "stuff" is pretty similar to a lot of other films we have seen.
A escondidas / Hidden Away (2014)
is a genre film. The star crossed lovers from different backgrounds, done in by the system and, in this case, the immigration people.
It is not in the USA but in France and the illegal is a Moroccan. A nice boy just right for the French boy but it will not happen. There is no happy ending.
This rates a 3 out of 5 on the Netflix scale.
One gripe, the cover art, just like some paperbacks, does not match the story. Not a spoiler really but if you are waiting for the shirts off lying on the blanket head to head part it will not happen.
