Alatriste [NTSC/REGION 1 & 4 DVD. Import-Latin America]
by Agustin Diaz Yanez
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Director: Agustin Diaz YanezPrimary Contributor: Viggo Mortensen
Primary Contributor: Elena Anaya
Primary Contributor: Unax Ugalde
Primary Contributor: Eduardo Noriega
Primary Contributor: Eduard Fernandez
Primary Contributor: Ariadna Gil
Primary Contributor: Javier Camara
Primary Contributor: Antonio Dechent
Primary Contributor: Blanca Portillo
Primary Contributor: Pilar Lopez De Ayala
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Spanish (Unknown); Portuguese (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled)
Format: Dolby, Dubbed, Import, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
DVD Reviews of Alatriste [NTSC/REGION 1 & 4 DVD. Import-Latin America]
DVD Review: Handsomely produced but surprisingly dull and aimless
Summary: 2 Stars
Spain's most expensive film to date, Alatriste is the kind of film that, in theory at least, is right up my alley: a historical epic about a professional soldier in the various Spanish Wars of the 17th century. Unfortunately rather than pick one of the five books with the character written at the time, the producers and writer-director Agustin Diaz Yanes bizarrely try to fill all of them into a 145-minute film, which strangely enough doesn't result in a fast-paced film that races from one half-realized scene to the next but rather results in lots of rather slow and sedate scenes that just happen without too much regard for what comes before or after them - they're just there before the film moves on to the next bit they've decided to use, rather like the way early silent movies would bill themselves as Scenes From Ben-Hur or Scenes from MacBeth. It doesn't help that Viggo Mortensen underplays to the point of semi-comatose, leaving the film with no panache and no-one to really interest you: it's hard to shake the feeling that original choice Antonio Banderas could have put some much-needed fire into the part. It's very handsomely produced even if the budget constraints mean it's the kind of film where you never even see the cities its armies besiege, but when you're an hour into the film and the only moment that particularly impresses is a brief scene of tunnel-fighting in the trenches, you know this isn't going to get much better.
The film sort of picks up around the middle with a fairly good ambush on board a galleon, and there's an okay battle scene before the film finishes (it doesn't really have a climax, it just sort of... stops), but it's one of those films where nothing really comes of it all. Plots are set in motion yet never resolved, conspiracies partially uncovered and then forgotten and characters reappear and disappear without ever leaving you that much the wiser or more entertained. There's absolutely no sense of momentum and not much of a story or character to compensate. You know about as much about the hero at the end as you did five minutes into the film, and nothing he does ever ultimately matters - indeed, for all the throat-cutting on display he doesn't even despatch his arch-enemy himself (though quite why the man is his arch-enemy is never really gone into either). With a better script and a more charismatic lead the film could have made something out of a hero who fights his way through life on the sidelines of history without ever making a real difference, but sadly this one leaves wondering why he merited a movie of his own. A TV series along the same lines as Sharpe would have been a much better idea than this rather dull outing. And casting a woman as a plotting member of the Inquisition was an especially silly idea...
Description of Alatriste [NTSC/REGION 1 & 4 DVD. Import-Latin America]
Description: Viggo Mortensen leads an all-star cast in this swashbuckling period drama - the story of Diego Alatriste, a former soldier and mercenary who becomes a hero of Spain's 17th century Imperial wars. The most expensive Spanish-language film ever made based on the wildly popular novel series by Arturo Pérez Reverte. 17th century imperial Spain under the reign of Philip IV, a weak and easily manipulated monarch dominated by a corrupt and intrigue-ridden court, the head of which is the influential Count-Duke Olivares. Intrigue and betrayal, duels and battles, love and hatred set the stage for the adventures of Captain Alatriste. In His Majesty's service, a proud soldier in Flanders and in times of peace, a hired sword in Madrid and Seville. He wasn't the most virtuous of men, nor the most devout, but he was a man of valour. His name was Diego Alatriste! Alatriste is in love with the beautiful María de Castro, the most famous actress of her time. Compelled to fulfil the final wish of his dying friend, Alatriste makes his way back to Spain to care for the man's young son Iñigo. Alatriste attempts to safeguard Iñigo both from a military career and from the Machiavellian woman he loves, the sweet and disturbing Angelica Alquézar. SINOPSIS: En la España Imperial del siglo XVII, Diego Alatriste, valeroso soldado al servicio de su majestad, combate en las frías tierras de Flandes. En la España del siglo XVII, el capitán Diego Alatriste combate en la fría región de Flandes en una emboscada de los Holandeses. Cuando su amigo Balboa cae herido de muerte Alatriste le promete cuidar a su hijo, Iñigo. Un mercenario y Alatriste son contratados para darle fin a dos extranjeros misteriosos. En el ultimo momento, presiente que algo anda mal y decide no cumplir el encargo para llegar al fondo del asunto pero encontrara a un una red de conspiracion y a un enemigo demasiado poderoso para su espada.Bestsellers in DVD
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