A Walk in the Clouds (1995)

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   Siskoid

   A Walk in the Clouds certainly has beautiful, warm cinematography, but it's probably too syrupy to really make me fall for it, even if I've also worked on a vineyard (it never looked that idyllic though!). Keanu Reeves and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón are fine as the romantic leads, but they get blown out of the water by the patriarchs (one antagonistic, one playing Cupid), Giancarlo Giannini and Anthony Quinn. I was all ready to swallow my personal biases and give the film a recommendation for its painterly look and, despite some overwrought dialog, sincerely romantic moments, and then the ending happened. Looking into it, I find that it's the big deviation from the Italian film this is adapted from - Four Steps in the Clouds - which actually ends on a down note, with the male lead returning to his wife at the end. Alfonso Arau's version forces a happy ending, but also a completely bonkers action climax and cheesy symbolism finish. On the one hand, I can't believe I just saw that, so I'm glad I did. On the other, while I'm all for magical realism in film (and even expect it from Mexican directors), it breaks from the reality established in the previous 90 minutes. Had Arau included a few more overt moments of fantasy (like his Water for Chocolate did), it would have worked. As is, it blows you right out of the movie like a dynamite blast. 4 years 8 months ago
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   chathurawind

   A QUITE different story for a movie based on a love story. One my favorite love story, I like it as much as I like A walk to remember. Love the soundtrack too specially crush the grapes track.. :) 10 years 11 months ago

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