Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

A Disappointing Continuation

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

LUCIA,LUCIA is just as the summary says, I was laughing in all the right places,Antonia Serrono wrote & directed this in fine style.There are 3 major characters played by 3 wonderful actors. Cecelia Roth (star of Almodavar films) is at her luminous best.She plays Lucia (late 40's) still sexy. Carlos Alvarez-Nova is an elderly neighbor (with strange past). & new comer Kumo Becker (mid 20's) & very sexy., The 3 of them team up in the farce about a kidnapped husband,ransom money, drugs, car chases, Beautiful mountain scenery..Some very good sex scenes, Many laughs throughout but thankfully no stupid slapstick. There are fun & not so much fun characters.This is somewhat similar to comedies by Bunel BUT nowhere in that league, just a crazy mixed up patch-quilt, That I & hopefully you will laugh your way through.ratings ***1/2 (out of 4) 95 points (out of 100) 4 (out of 10)

If you expect the plot in this Mexican pseudo-thriller to make sense, or be suspenseful, you are bound to be disappointed. The crux of this movie are the relationships and mid-life recentering that go on in Lucia's (Cecilia Roth) life. Her husband disappears, and she rushes to find him. Along the way she is befriended by an old ex-rebel communist and a young man who falls in love with her despite her wishes otherwise. These two friends come to take precedence in her life as she realized she doesn't really like her husband, and wants to live her own life. When she eventually tracks down her husband, she wishes him well and they go their separate ways. I didn't dislike the film even despite its weakness. I was interested to see how Lucia discovered herself and grew closer to and pushed away those around her.This movie is like a veggie burger with eggplant in place of beef, covered in lettuce and tomatoes and sauce. When you first bite in, the first thing you taste is the bun and the lettuce. Then as you chew, you see that there is sauce, tomato and eggplant, but no meat. Try as you might, it's just not the same without meat. It might be not be disappointing if it were packaged a salad between bread, but as a substitute for a burger, it just doesn't satisfy. 5/10http://blog.myspace.com/locoformovies

So, there was I, in the movie theater, prepared to see a great film, I mean, there was a lot of talent involved; Antonio Serrano, whose movie "Sexo, pudor y lágrimas" and his work on TV were a good referent. Cecilia Roth, great in "Todo sobre mi madre". Brigitte Broch, Oscar winner for "Moulin Rouge". That is, a great group of people making a movie which had spread a lot of curiosity. But then I faced reality, Cecilia Roth was BORING in this film, Antonio Serrano must be still thinking "what did I do wrong with her?", she was not that luminous actress bringing great characters to life. She was just reading her lines, and crying at any moment. Then Kuno Becker, again, what was Serrano thinking? He is terrible, he should be making soap operas again. Then the story was totally unchained, but not in a fancy way kind of "Pulp Fiction"; no, the story stops somewhere and takes another piece and doesn't solve any conflict. I think they took screenplay and scissors and started to experiment. Then, the sex scenes. I had never seen a film using them like that. I mean, there were moments when you said, why are they making love? why? why? I think those scenes could have been easily erased and the movie would have been the same junk. Well, I have to say some positive things too, for example, Carlos Alvarez-Novoa is great. He gives his character deep and energy, something Cecilia and Kuno could not do. And the soundtrack is great, the song "Canibal" deserved to be a big hit, but I think the movie contaminated it. By the way, Brigitte Broch, give that Oscar Back!!!!

Antonio Serrano has to be commended in bringing this film to the screen. Unfortunately, the finished product leaves a lot to be desired. The script based on Rosa Montero's novel, The Daughter of the Cannibal, turns out to be an enigma with a lot of questions not being answered.Cecilia Roth makes this film comes alive. She is the only thing going for this strange tale of deceit that, at times, doesn't make a lot of sense. Ms Roth is the only excuse for seeing this uneven movie.The underlying theme is how greed affects innocent people. Also, how Lucia's marriage of more than ten years has been a sham. Ramon, her missing husband, obviously, can't perform in the sack. Cecilia is a very unfulfilled woman until the 'hunky' Felix comes into the picture and is able to get some life out this woman. Felix awakes feelings within Lucia she didn'n know she had, but alas, it's too late for her to undergo another relationship, with Felix, or anyone else.This film kept reminding this viewer of another, and better Mexican film, "Y tu mama tambien", in that there's is a trio embarked in a quest along the Mexican highways. Lucia, Lucia, never achieves the magic of that other picture, but it's a very nice effort, which keeps the viewer hoping it will get there as well.