Vengo
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Movie Reviews of Vengo
Movie Review: VIVA LOS GITANOS
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent.The music alone is worth the watch.Sure the storyline is thin (vendetta) but a look into the Moorish/Gitano (Gypsy) lifestyle in al Andalus well worth it.Stunning scenery,good acting,flamenco,all make this a great movie.As a descendant of these people I enjoyed a look into a culture that was unknown to me.Another thing that was all too realistic for me was the central character Caco's lack of fear of mortality due to his daughter being deceased;I lost my 4 year old daughter on 9/11/02 and I no longer fear dying if my daughter and I will be reunited.Movie Review: Awesome!!!! Watched it over & over for the whole day.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is by far the best movie that I have seen that portrays the real life of a Gypsy. Though it is not a documentary, but you will learn a lot about the Gypsy way of life, their music, and most of all FLAMENCO in a very beautiful and touching story.
Your breath will be taken away from the very first scene. Awesome sights and awesome music. What can I say! Tomatito performs one of his most beautiful heart-felt solo accompanied with a group of Arabic Musicians. This heavenly moment alone is the reason what makes life so beautiful and precious.
Movie Review: Vengo
Summary: 5 Stars
the first time I viewed it I found it a bit unsettling because of the subject matter, the 2nd time I watched it I fell in love with it. The Arabic,Spanish influence really brought out what flamenco is all about. The artistry was magnificient, the actors, the gypsy flamenco has really to be seen to be appreciated. I have watched it a dozen times and it just gets better. Whoever buys this will get their moneys worth.Movie Review: "Todo bonito en Andalucia" - primo Alejandro
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie is very moving. For me, the beauty of it lies in the portrayal of the ways that gypsies deal with their sorrows and their traditions. Yes, the plot is simple, but there is so much beauty in its simplicity because it brings out so many details about the lives that we, westerners, don't know much about.
Let's start from the whitewashed village of Andalucia, where the family lives. You will see the chemistry, the bonds of the gypsy family life, the division of responsibility, so to speak, between the young and old, men and women. You'll see the infamous puti clubs, embodied by Caco's El Rey, the sad dealings of sorrow and revenge between two families that not many generations ago were brought up together. You will be profoundly affected by way that Caco, the protagonist, cares for his crippled nephew and will be very, very amused by Alejandro's search for cell phone connection in the middle of the highway.
All of the aforementioned factors make this movie very worthy of your time, without starting to mention the beauty of flamenco. One of the things that struck me was the ease with which Caco would throw parties and invite flamencos from all over Spain. The recently deceased La Paquera de Jerez sings por seguiriya, i believe, and La Cajita's presence will stir a few butterflies in your stomach, along with other flamencos, and most notably, the beautiful moorish dancers in white spinning to the old moor's voice will be a dance you won't easily forget.
I would definitely recommend this movie, not so much for flamenco purposes (which was mine) but for a better awareness of the gypsy culture. Now, please don't misunderstand me and quote me as saying that this is what the gypsy life is, because for most part, it's not, but it definitely brings some exposure about to values and their ways of life.
Movie Review: Music 5, story 2: Only for Flamenco lovers
Summary: 4 Stars
You must love Flamenco music first, before you have any chance with this movie. It will not make you like Flamenco, but if you have a passion for it already there are wonderful musical performances here by great artists: The guitar playing, the complicated hand clapping, the singing, and dancers dancing in their regular street clothes as the flamenco erupts for the moment informally, as is the gypsy life style of Southern Spain.The story is another matter; a vague beginning, poor and unclear plot development about two warring families, the need for revenge (VENGO), with a slight twist at the end. The plot development is so cloudy it takes a while to figure out it is all very standard. But there is an interesting, inspiring treatment of a spastic teenager as one of the crowd, very well done. This movie has highs and lows. The opening scene is wonderful combination of improvised flamenco and Moroccan music. It was 20 minutes later I figured out it was a funeral scene, later I realized it was a funeral scene for the main character's daughter, who I later figured out may have been a Sufi dancer. The movie is not a mystery, it is just lacking in explanation sometimes.
It is as if the director had a few very good ideas, putting them into the movie with much soul and fire, never worrying about the overall continuity, as if the passion was justification enough (perhaps that also is very gypsy). The DVD has practically nothing in the way of extras.
Final Word? If you like Flamenco, see this movie (I rented it from Blockbuster).