DVD Review - Burnt Money
Marcelo Pineyro's film Burnt Money is based on real life incidents that took place in 1965.
Angel (Eduardo Noriega) and Nene (Leonardo Sbaraglia) call themselves "The Twins." They have an usually close relationship and they also happen to be professional crooks. But things start to sour when Angel starts hearing voices. They are asked to help with a seven million dollar robbery and they accept in the hopes that this will distract them from the personal problems that they are having.
The heist is supposed to be without any bloodshed but the thieves panic when they feel that their lives are in danger. They kill several people including two policemen. They know that the whole Buenos Aires police force will be looking for them so they decide to go to Uruguay to hide out until things cool down but the girlfriend of one of the thieves is forced into telling the police where they went. They are set up in an apartment and are told that they are not allowed to go outside at all. This is enough to drive them mad and from time to time they have to sneak out. Nene is frustrated with Angel's disinterest in him so he seeks out other sex partners - both male and female. I won't tell you any more of the plot details. You will have to see the film to find out what happens. In the end you will find out why the film is entitled Burnt Money.
This is a well made film and for that we have Pineyro and his two lead actors to thank. Sbaraglia is wonderful as the lovesick Nene and Noriega is even better as the mentally challenged Angel.
Pineyro could have turned them into stereotypes but, happily, he had the good sense not to. Angel and Nene are like Bonnie and Clyde but they just happen to both be the same sex.
Burnt Money won a Goya award the year that it was released. It is a very good crime drama with a lot of action. And it has that beautiful but sad love story which makes the film so unique.
If this sounds like your type of film you can rent it from Netflix (which is where I got it from).
Angel (Eduardo Noriega) and Nene (Leonardo Sbaraglia) call themselves "The Twins." They have an usually close relationship and they also happen to be professional crooks. But things start to sour when Angel starts hearing voices. They are asked to help with a seven million dollar robbery and they accept in the hopes that this will distract them from the personal problems that they are having.
The heist is supposed to be without any bloodshed but the thieves panic when they feel that their lives are in danger. They kill several people including two policemen. They know that the whole Buenos Aires police force will be looking for them so they decide to go to Uruguay to hide out until things cool down but the girlfriend of one of the thieves is forced into telling the police where they went. They are set up in an apartment and are told that they are not allowed to go outside at all. This is enough to drive them mad and from time to time they have to sneak out. Nene is frustrated with Angel's disinterest in him so he seeks out other sex partners - both male and female. I won't tell you any more of the plot details. You will have to see the film to find out what happens. In the end you will find out why the film is entitled Burnt Money.
This is a well made film and for that we have Pineyro and his two lead actors to thank. Sbaraglia is wonderful as the lovesick Nene and Noriega is even better as the mentally challenged Angel.
Pineyro could have turned them into stereotypes but, happily, he had the good sense not to. Angel and Nene are like Bonnie and Clyde but they just happen to both be the same sex.
Burnt Money won a Goya award the year that it was released. It is a very good crime drama with a lot of action. And it has that beautiful but sad love story which makes the film so unique.
If this sounds like your type of film you can rent it from Netflix (which is where I got it from).
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