Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Amores Perros
2000
****
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Cast: Emilio Echevarria, Gael Garcia Bernal, Goya Toledo, Alvaro Guerrero

Human and canine lives intersect in Mexico City in Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu's feature debut. There's a young man who's in love with his sister-in-law, a successful model who loses her leg and a hermit-like assassin with a tragic past. The film is wonderfully written, acted and directed but feels a bit long at 2½ hours, especially as the three stories don't overlap all that much. Inarritu and screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga examine the same themes in their follow-up films 21 Grams and Babel.