Luigi Giardino sidewalls it's not a movie for everyone, it's filmed in the beautiful city of Buenos Aires, there's two main characters, Martin and Mariana, they are both single adults and they live in the exact opposite building one another but they often don't notice each other. despite loneliness, separation could be the key to bring them together. even tho this movie is mostly sad and depressing, in many scenes it's funny and hilarious and this helped this movie not being boring. in my personal opinion it's a good movie but i can understand people that says that it's boring because as i said, it's not a movie for everyone for this reasing i gave it a 7/10.

victor-41754 This a film about relationships, architecture, psychology, pop culture and humanity. The plot is simple: two non-related people have misadventures during their task to find love and understanding in the middle of overpopulated and chaotic city that seems to be the reflection of theirs lives and the lives of its cohabitant's. I will be honest: it is an interesting movie, not only for the photography but also for the themes that are developed during the course of the movie. The main problem is: it doesn't have almost any humour. In its task to portrait human behavior and soul it has committed the great sin to not make much use of satyrs and irony to show our contradictions and problems, and that isn't the only trouble, comedy for most times can make a movie more interesting and dynamic, things that this film lack a little bit when showed to a more popular audience that is not used to more slow and deep movies.

hkauteur Martín and Mariana are slightly damaged people who live in buildings just opposite one another. Both are afraid of the outside world. While they often don't notice each other, separation might be the very thing that brings them together.The film opens with a Manhattan-like montage showing the many buildings in Buenos Aires, a monologue from Martín (played by Javier Drolas) describes how architecture is the ultimate human expression and a mirror-accurate reflection of how we are – disorganized, contradictory, chaotic and disconnected. Martín states that his entire life is in his apartment: he works, sleeps, eats, has sex (with himself) and entertains himself there. He blames architects because they have designed the outlines of his life. Modernity has made our homes so comfortable that being outside and interacting with other people now seem daunting.The characters are quirky but realistic. We are presented with their inner monologues along with animations visualizing their inner thoughts. It is never quirky for the sake of being quirky. Let's just say if Zoe Deschanel suddenly manifested in this movie, she would have been quietly escorted out by Latino security guards. No seriously, Martín and Mariana's quirks come from a real damaged place of hurt, heartbreak and a loss of faith in people. Something that felt really real for me was how Mariana likes to lean on a specific spot in her apartment -a wall besides the 5-step walkway up to her bedroom area. It does not look particularly comfortable or anything special, but she leans there and uses it like a place of safety. That hit me on a personal level.Sidewalls provides a precise portrayal of isolation and loneliness and underneath asks some challenging questions. Why is all this interconnectivity setting us apart? How can someone feel alone on a subway full of people? Is love the answer? It might be the answer, but it's goddamn hard to find amidst all this interconnectivity. Suffice to say, Martín and Mariana do get to meet potential lovers and it is interesting to see how they play out and how it affects the two protagonists. There are many whimsical moments and I smiled through most of the film. It gets a bit dark at times too. Mariana purchases a mannequin and interacts with it in all sorts of ways and I hoped that her condition wouldn't worsen into anything darker. For that, I think actress Pilar López de Ayala has the meatier role. After this film, I think I have a new crush.I liked what the film had to say about urban loneliness. I liked and cared for these characters and wanted to see them together. It's a nice charming gem of a love story. I would have wanted to see more interaction between the two characters, but maybe that's a good thing. It left me wanting more.For more reviews, please visit my film blog @ http://hkauteur.wordpress.com

leoyoshiyang I've read that the director is also an advertiser. His experience helped to capture the great atmosphere in this film. Specially the psychological side of the characters, how they see, think and live their lives, what they are looking for and their personality attributes. Most important of all: this isn't a common romance film, although it's actually pretty ordinary, the filming makes the difference. The symbolism throughout the entire film is nice. It also has some philosophy in it, maybe even some critic as in "modern life brought people closer to the world but further from their own lives." Well, I'd say that after all, what made the difference was the way it was filmed. A seven-rating would be too low, even though I think that eight is way too high. Actually, I'd give 7.5