Ridiculous film from Argentina, full of clichéd, one-dimensional caricatures. What at first looks like a South American remake of "Local Hero" (1983), with a very similar premise, soon degenerates into a contrived and inept melodrama full of cartoonish villains. Embarassingly bad.
July 7, 2008
Gigantes de Valdès (2008) *
Ridiculous film from Argentina, full of clichéd, one-dimensional caricatures. What at first looks like a South American remake of "Local Hero" (1983), with a very similar premise, soon degenerates into a contrived and inept melodrama full of cartoonish villains. Embarassingly bad.
