After languishing in a Barcelona prison for nearly a decade, a busted bank robber attempts to find the girl who made off with the cash in this suspenseful tale of revenge and betrayal starring Adriana Gil and Eduard Fernández. Ex-con Martin Losada is out of prison and on the hunt. When he and his band of anti-Franco bank robbers were busted after a botched heist ten years ago, the only member of their team never caught by police was his long-gone ex-girlfriend Julia. Now, on the eve of the 1958 revolution, the recently released ex-con sets his sights on Havana in a determined bid to find Julia, and stake his claim on his rightful share of the take. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
ANTS IN THE MOUTH offers a gripping time and locations (the 1950s: Barcelona under the Franco regime, Cuba on the eve of Castro's revolution); crackerjack sets, costumes and cinematography; a fine cast and a story that promises much. When the delivery finally arrives you are likely to feel cheated because--as much love, betrayal, revenge and politics as have been cooked up--the meal is pedestrian rather than gourmet, even though it is served with some style. For the movie's look and its cast, I'm glad I saw it, disappointing as is the outcome. There must have more to the original novel that what finally made it to the screen.
ANTS IN THE MOUTH offers a gripping time and locations (the 1950s: Barcelona under the Franco regime, Cuba on the eve of Castro's revolution); crackerjack sets, costumes and cinematography; a fine cast and a story that promises much. When the delivery finally arrives you are likely to feel cheated because--as much love, betrayal, revenge and politics as have been cooked up--the meal is pedestrian rather than gourmet, even though it is served with some style. For the movie's look and its cast, I'm glad I saw it, disappointing as is the outcome. There must have more to the original novel that what finally made it to the screen.