Ana meets Rafa in a chance encounter and they embark on a road trip to try and save him from bankruptcy, or worse.Ana meets Rafa in a chance encounter and they embark on a road trip to try and save him from bankruptcy, or worse.Ana meets Rafa in a chance encounter and they embark on a road trip to try and save him from bankruptcy, or worse.
Aurelio Lima
- Campseino Juan
- (as Aurelio Lima Dávila)
Maria Coral Otero
- Camp Leader
- (as Maria Coral Soto)
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Pay no attention to the detractors of this visual dose of morality in a world that destroys not elevates good humans. This gem of a film will share its world and humanity like no other I've seen in a long time. Andy Garcia portrays a disillusioned car dealer and Ana comes into his life like an escaped angel from heaven's realms...but she's no angel...at least not the two dimensional type. In fact all the characters are complex creatures formed by an unforgiving environment. Here's what you'll enjoy: the real Puerto Rico and its warm tough down and out inhabitants surviving corruption drugs and hurricanes...along with the fakes who have given up on humanity; amazing performances led by by Garcia and Keen; an exploration of the psyche of a child scared of adults but eternally willing to live and help. See this pearl of a film. It's a movie to talk about afterward.
Just like another user reviewed, it's a joy to see Andy Garcia and Dafne Keen acting, so, yeah, ignore the low score and watch it if you want to have a laugh. Some reviewers got a problem with humor here, but I am grateful another review made me watch this movie and I liked it a lot.
There are some very bad movies out there and Ana or "The Guardian" is not one of them. The story is slight and the running time feels about 20 minutes over. It's not quite a comedy. The humour is spare and dark, playing more like drama for the most part with elements of South American magical realism.
Dafne Keen and Andy Garcia are cast perfectly, with an on-screen chemistry and individual performances that's are a real joy to watch. Garcia is perfectly sad, understated and beaten, while Keen is a chaotic bundle of innocence and guile. The movie rollicks along when the two of them are together in the same space (and begins to drag a little when they are not). The cinematography and shots of Puerto Rico are beautiful, from the broken slums to the lush jungle. There are several strands competing but this is, at heart, a road movie of sorts. At its best, it reminded me of Paper Moon.
This is so much more than a "5".
Dafne Keen and Andy Garcia are cast perfectly, with an on-screen chemistry and individual performances that's are a real joy to watch. Garcia is perfectly sad, understated and beaten, while Keen is a chaotic bundle of innocence and guile. The movie rollicks along when the two of them are together in the same space (and begins to drag a little when they are not). The cinematography and shots of Puerto Rico are beautiful, from the broken slums to the lush jungle. There are several strands competing but this is, at heart, a road movie of sorts. At its best, it reminded me of Paper Moon.
This is so much more than a "5".
"Ok this is not a really good movie but still worthy to watch, some camera work are weird, some scene are kind a weird too, for the acting kinda in the middle sometimes good sometimes bad, now the story is very very out of concept , the ending for me is like outta nowhere, they just use the alternative story that very unexpected, like in the beginning the movie tell that they have to work hard to get this money but in the end they just put a simple ending, kinda disappointed but still fun to watch"
Lots of greenery, beautiful houses n the fascinating blowhole.
The film is about a salesman n a young kid n how the kid helps the man n teaches him to hustle.
The film is listed as a comedy but there is no humor.
The end scene of the blowhole is a bit far fetched.
Did you know
- TriviaNearly follows same plot as Léon The Professional, and earlier, Paper Moon.
- Crazy creditsThere is a scene in the ending credits with Ana promoting some of Rafa's cars.
- How long is Ana?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
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