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Southland Tales (2006)
Horrible
The absolute worst piece of mess of a movie that I have ever seen. I have watched many in my lifetime. This thing is just horrible. I wish I had the 2 & 1/2 hours of my life back that I wasted watching this disaster of a movie.
The Perfect Sleep (2009)
An excellent mood piece.
Overall, I enjoyed the film. I think it is a fine example of modern Film-Noire. It's true, the plot is a little too vague, the lack of societal context reduces it's sense of authenticity and realism, and the voice-over narration could have been used less or perhaps eliminated completely. Overall though, it's a great mood piece and visually sumptuous and stunning. The beautiful Ms. Sanchez allowed me to feel the pain of her relationship with the hero. This film had a lot of potential to be a true masterpiece, but the flaws bring it down to the level of great genre piece. I would highly recommend it to fans of the genre, but, it's not a film I would recommend to the casual viewer.