I had heard good things about the movie Babel and it had been sitting on our DVR for a while so I suggested that we watch it last night. Mindy was not sure, she felt like something uplifting. I did not know anything about it so we decided to give it a go.
"Not uplifting" is an understatement. It follows 4 stories - the adventures of an American couple (Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett) in Morocco; a goat hearding family in Morocco; two kids and their Mexican nanny in San Diego/Mexico; and a deaf-mute Japanese girl. As the movie progresses, the relationship between the 4 stores gets clearer. The movie was full of tension and drama, perhaps too much for what Mindy wanted last night. The acting was excellent, I enjoyed the flow of the movie and felt that it was well written and edited together. Certainly a good movie worth looking at but perhaps not on an evening when you want to watch a "feel good" movie.
Looking forward to getting out of here soon and enjoying the long weekend at the house. The weather is finally getting better so it will be a fun few days.
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