Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu gives fortune's wheel three cruel spins in this often thrilling, if overwhelmingly brutal, trio of interconnected short stories. With a complex, three-part story structure that recalls the interwoven plots of PULP FICTION, Guillermo Arriaga's script chronicles the travails of three total strangers, whose lives are forever changed by a devastating car crash. The film opens with a breathlessly edited chase through the crowded streets of Mexico City: One driver is Octavio (Gael García Bernal), a good-natured young man desperately in love with his abusive brother Ramiro's (Marco Perez) wife, Susana (Vanessa Bauche). When the t...
Released:
2000
Rated:
R
Length:
153 mins