SnoopyStyle
Pol is a teenage boy with a self-aware English speaking teddy bear named Deerhoof. He lives with his older policeman brother who suspects he's talking to the bear again. His best friend is the girl Laia who pines for him. He is fascinated with the mysterious new boy Ikari. Albert (Martin Freeman) is their teacher in the English school. Fellow student Clara goes missing when her car is found in the lake.There is a lifelessness about this movie. All of the teens seem to be bored with the world. The bear is interesting. The self cutting is a bit disturbing. It seems to be a lot of strange things being jammed together in this movie. Oriol Pla is pretty looking boy but I'm not convinced that he's a good actor. Roser Tapias is slightly more compelling but that may be because she's a more compelling character. The boy is a mystery at the start and still a mystery in the end.
andresrub
It all begins in a seemingly quiet beautiful province, at the beginning we see a group of friends having fun at a lake while one is immersed for a few seconds and then returns to the surface discovering that something was wrong Then we are Introduced to Pol, who lives with his older brother Llorenc, who tries to take care of him all the time because he knows that something is wrong with his young brother, also we get to know Deerhoof, a teddy bear with conscience and "Pol's best friend". Strange events begin to happen with the arrival of a new student named Ikari , no one knows where he comes from but it's clear that Pol starts feeling a carnal attraction to him, despite having an open relationship with his best friend Laia. As the plot unfolds we discover that Pol lives in a fantasy world where Deerhoof represents his beloved childhood and the character of Ikari represents the transition to adulthood.Although Clara disappears (dies drowned in the lake) . Her spirit appeared to Pol while he walks into the woods without knowing the tragic fate of the girl. Despite its similarities to Donnie Darko or Elephant, I call this movie as a teenager and mysterious version of Peter Pan, Ikari is the one that shows Pol how chaotic and painful the grown up world can be, around confusion Pol assumes that he wants his childhood more than anything in the world.Finally Pol jumps off the bridge into the lake trying to rescue Deerhoof, apparently he succeeds and gets DeerHoof back but learning that he pass away in the attempt, then Clara appears to Pol's spirit telling him that everything is OK.In the final scene we learn that both Pol and Clara are in a safe place now, between heaven and earth, where pain doesn't exist anymore, its their own version of Neverland.
kosmasp
Ted was funny and this might be considered funny to a degree too, but different kind of funny. The protagonist is more than flawed and that makes the movie so interesting and difficult too. It's not like you will always be in touch with the character. You may also feel very alienated by his choices. But he still is enticing, because of the acting and the script.It's weird ideas therefor will either appeal to you or will make you hate the movie. This is not bog standard movie fare and is not full of clichés. And therefor something that I can only recommend to watch. I'm still surprised that people would rather watch something shallow and bad as "Nothing left to fear" and actually think this is at least as good as this (or better). But ... different tastes it is
harryjohnson2008
***This Review Contains Spoilers***So what's the deal with these Spanish filmmakers who only seem capable of producing these utterly depressing films? Is life in Spain so miserable, sad and depressing (especially for gay people) that every "gay film" has to end in misery and death??!! Beyond the bleak story and completely depressing ending, I also found it incredibly irresponsible and downright disgusting of Marçal Forés to seemingly glamorize "cutting" in this film. Cutting, or self-mutilation is a serious mental health issue and should not be made in any way to seem sexy or sexual. This is a bizarre film that I can't believe I wasted 90 minutes of my life on. Not only should you not waste your time or money on this film, you should send a message to Mr. Forés to go get himself some anti-depressants, lighten up, and stop making crap films. We watch movies to be entertained and to escape for a short period of time. If I want to see gloomy, dismal, joylessness Mr. Forés I'll turn on the reality of the evening news.