Gabriela

Rating:
Summary: Excellent Independent Film
Review: What a great surprise! I hadn't much heard about "Gabriela" and wasn't expecting much when I saw it in the theater. It has a lot of wonderful little details and moments. Every character is interesting and the film kind of makes me think of Robert Altman in that way. It also makes me think of "Annie Hall" in that there is a lot of humor and a lot of funny smaller characters, but the love story part is serious. The jokes don't keep you from taking the main characters' story seriously. Jaime Gomez and Seidy Lopez have great chemistry as the leads and I like all of the other performances. Lupe Ontiveros is hilarious as the grandma and Troy Winbush is great as the ladies man best friend. I didn't expect much becuase I had heard it was a romantic film, but it's very original and creative. I especially like that you care for all three of the characters caught up in the love triangle and you really don't know what is going to happen in the end. And the music is great!

Rating:
Summary: Great Love Story
Review: Wonderful love story. The characters are believable and well acted and the movie has a beautiful look to it. Cool music too.