Cristina Peck (Naomi Watts) is a well-married housewife, living with her two lovely daughters and her husband in a comfortable house. Paul Rivers (Sean Penn) is a mathematician, married with Mary Rivers (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and having troubles with his heart, needing an urgent transplantation and waiting for a donator. Jack Jordan (Benicio Del Toro) is a former drug dealer and small time crook, married with Marienne Jordan (Melissa Meo) and having a son and a daughter, who found his salvation in Jesus, becoming a good man and a fanatic religious. A horrible car accident joins the lives of Cristina, Paul and Jack, affecting their families and friends. In order to avoid spoilers, I do not intend to go any further in my summary of the plot.
"21 Grams" is a movie supported by a great screenplay, magnificent direction and wonderful interpretations. The screenplay presents the story in non-chronological fragments, like in "Pulp Fiction", disclosing in pieces like a puzzle a depressing story, certainly in one of the saddest movies ever. The direction of Alejandro González Anirritu is impressive. This is the second movie directed by him that I saw (the other one was "Amores Perros") and both of them are excellent films. The greatest reference I can mention is the IMDb User Rating: "Amores Perros" (top 250: #139, with 8.2) and "21 Grams" (top 250: #188, with 8.0). Therefore, many viewers share my opinion in this regard. The performance of the cast is something unique: Naomi Watts proves that she is not only a beautiful face and body on the screen, but also a terrific actress, being nominated by the Academy for the Best Actress Award. Benicio Del Toro, who was found some years ago, has another great performance in an important role, the trigger of the situations exposed in the story. Sean Penn is an outstanding actor, always a synonym of high-quality performance and it is not necessary to say thing else about him. Melissa Meo, Charlotte Gainsbourg and the rest of the cast have inspired acting. My vote is ten.
Title (Brazil):'21 Gramas' ('21Grams')
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