jackasstrange Highly inspired in Inãrritu's Amores Perros, Thirteen conversations about one thing follows the same non-linear narrative which made the first an absolutely masterpiece of the post-modern cinema. But yes, it don't has a third of the quality of Amores Perros. First of all, the lack of depth in the drama: the subject explored here, the happiness, barely turns into 'The Thing', which the title refers to. It's way too shallow. The characters stories looks like fairy tails that met each other in the end, instead of a story that leads the characters to met each other. Forced in my opinion. Also, the hell is the motivation of the girl to try suicide throwing herself in front of a car? She could've jumped from some building(actually, it's what most people do).But what bothers me a little bit more than the unconvincing and somewhat forced plot,was the interpretation of the actors. Apart from a somewhat good performance by Alan Arkim, the rest of the cast either overacted or underacted. This alone would change the film(to worse) even if the plot were so good as the one in Amores Perros.It's not worth a watch. 5.7/10

ctomvelu1 A Robert Altman-style film, but written and directed by women. Several characters ponder what happiness means as they slog through their daily lives. The cast is impeccable, and includes Clea Duvall, Matthew Mc., John Turturro and Alan Arkin, who steals the show amid a very large cast. He plays an embittered, divorced middle manager well past retirement age with a junkie son. On a whim, Arkin commits an irresponsible act that will come back to haunt him. Duvall is an accident victim whose life can never be the same. If you like Altman movies, in all probability you will like this one. All others, beware. No wild car chases, explosions or shoot-outs here.

dude5568 The film spans out few stories about some people as they deal with their day to day lives,i didn't understand the concept of the whole story,instead i felt it was sort of dull especially at the end,what message were they trying to deliver to the viewers by making them sit through 90-95 minutes is beyond my understanding ,well the film has nothing special in store,few sad people living their life hoping for a better tomorrow is the subject of the movie,i guess it been rated above 7 due to a real subject being dealt with,thats all there is about the movie,now that i have seen it i would advice on avoiding the film if possible.

joes-trip This movie was surprisingly well done. The characters and story lines were masterfully woven together. To me the most thought-provoking aspect of the movie was how the same events could have opposite (or at least markedly different) effects in the various character's "pursuit of happiness." For example, two men are at a bar drinking, one is there to celebrate, one is there to grieve. Or, a woman gets hit by a car leading her to question her innate good nature, and ultimately come through with a stronger foundation of happiness, while the man who hits her is toppled from his state of superficial well-being and ultimately forced toward true happiness through genuine atonement and simultaneous, serendipitous redemption.Although these and the other intersecting story lines of this movie have many of the semi-predictable marks of fiction, can anyone doubt that such intertwining events occur every day while the participants remain completely oblivious? Indeed, the characters in this film remain unaware of their connectedness, which in the end makes the film even more satisfying.I found that the overall effect of the movie on myself was very uplifting. I loved this movie and would highly recommend it.