danmension El lado oscuro del corazon 2 is such a great movie... if your expecting to see subiela's first masterpiece El lado oscuro del corazon again then you re not gonna like this one... because this one just a little tiny small movie (not as big deal as the first one but with a same message). This time Oliverio not only has to struggle with "death" but now as his getting older and finds himself lonely and miserable he realize the weight of time on top of him and he got to do something about it... This one has the same magic that number one had and also has a great story, characters and music!So sit back, grab a beer, light a candle and let this small little great movie enters your heart

raquelita_bella El lado oscuro del corazon (1992) is a great movie, full of poetry, or metaphores and yet, full of humour. Oh, and it has a story in it.Then, 10 years later, the director tried again... and gave us THIS. It's terrible. Nothing to do with the first one. A simple, plain story, with too many quotations (no matter they belong to great latin american authors, they seem here too cheesy, out of place) and stupid methaphores (sometimes too obvious, some others just boring). The old characters have lost all their spirit; the new ones are just cartoons of what they could be. Their relations are so stiff that you can't belive them... Do yourself a favour. If you saw the first film, forget there was a second one. You don't need it. If you haven't, do it -watch the first one and forget there was a second try of the director of getting some easy money thanks to the 10th anniversry of his only good movie. Remember, nobody will give you back the couple of hours you'd use in watching this film. So, if you can, avoid it.

lawofthebicycle I make this claim primarily to register some discussion and interest! Now I understand why the world is in such chaos: Thousands of people apparently see and vote for "pop" movies based on simplistic themes of "good" vs "evil" or "baddies are actually quite likeable once you know the whole sorry saga of the family history" (not mentioning any names). Such movies may well be great in their own way, but it seems a pity that so few people have seen and been moved by such magical films as "El Lado Oscuro del Corazon" (and this sequel), that deal with the real stuff of life in such creative and thought-provoking ways. Of course, IMDb is just about people's opinions, and I have no right to "insist" that this belongs higher up the rankings, etc., etc. True, but I can still pursue the dream that films about the little secrets of living with time, and death, and each other, will gradually touch more and more people.It was a long time for me between seeing the original and the sequel, but generally I felt that No 2 couldn't really maintain the levels of originality, wit and involvement that "El Lado Oscuro del Corazon" delivered. Ariadna Gil, however, is stunning - in terms of performance as well as presence, which makes the somewhat drawn-out later parts of the film quite bearable and forgivable. I suspect that different people may find the ending not entirely satisfying, but - without wanting to add any spoiler, I think it was a fine resolution.

Jaylang I first saw this movie a few years ago - probably at Montreal Film Festival - and was pleased with everything I saw. At the time I had not seen the First ''Lado Oscuro de Corazon".Labelled as ''2'' this is not a true sequel but more a clin d'oeil to american cinema that so often gross us out on repeated capital exploitation of a weakstory line and benign subject for the sole purpose of attracting to the mass... this is not what we have here - but more like an interesting poetic broodling on the subject of Man/Woman mysteries