Casa de los Babys (2003)
60 %
Reviews Counted: 102 Fresh: 61 Rotten:41 Average Rating: 6.1/10
Consensus:
Well-acted and thought provoking, if not completely satisfying.
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Theatrical Release: Sep 19, 2003 Limited
Box Office: $312,136
Synopsis: A group of six women from the United States, each of whom wants to adopt a baby, are checked into a hotel in South America waiting for the paperwork to go through. As their wait stretches on for weeks, they each get to know each other, sharing their hopes and fears. Meanwhile, the film explores... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Marcia Gay Harden, Daryl Hannah, Lili Taylor, Susan Lynch
Director: John Sayles
Screenwriter: John Sayles
Producer: Lemore Syvan, Alejandro Springall
Composer: Mason Daring
Screenwriter: John Sayles
Producer: Lemore Syvan, Alejandro Springall
Composer: Mason Daring
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06/24/06
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Didactic rather than dramatic, and schematic rather than realistic, Sayles' femme-driven yarn, set in an anonymous place, lags behind the zeitgeist with little to say about the issue of adoption or First vs. Third World countries.
06/01/06
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a political pamphlet not very different from others that come from left-leaning Hollywood these days
09/26/05
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07/21/05
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Os poucos momentos de maior inspiração não são suficientes para fazer jus à carreira de Sayles, às belas atuações de seu elenco e tampouco ao importante tema de seu filme.
01/04/05
Sayles lets the befuddlements and ordinary complications of life take its course like a winding, sunlit stream.
12/09/04
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John Sayles' most recent film, 2003's Casa de los Babys, exemplifies his approach to the intersection of the political and the personal.
06/22/04
Sayles' love of and respect for the culture, and his willingness—or eagerness—to leave the viewer with more questions than answers makes Casa de los Babys superlative.
04/14/04
The story trails off in so many directions that it's hard to follow. After a while, I just found myself losing interest.
04/07/04
Casa de los Babys isn't a perfect film. It ultimately seems brief and leaves too much of the women's (and children's) fates to our imagination…
03/30/04
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12/13/03
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Writer-director John Sayles has successfully tackled so many unexpected subjects that one has to wonder if he's got a dartboard in his office to help him pick his next topic.
11/04/03
The film sags from the weight of too many characters, and its suggestion that the world is nothing but sadness is too much to bear.
11/03/03
Astute character studies are the point here, rather than a neat and tidy story.
10/27/03
Displays a succinct sensitivity making it [Sayles'] best film since Lone Star.
10/24/03
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