Although this film is considered a classic, it's filled with political symbolism that is no longer relevant. When you subtract that, you end up with a 95 minute episode of the Twilight Zone. I was unable to have any compassion for the mysteriously trapped characters. I realize that their inability to understand why they are trapped is not supposed to be explained but it takes more adequate character development to make this an interesting situation to me. We only have moments of yelling, anger, frustration, non-sequiturs and unconvincing dialog. Supposedly there are moments of jealousy and betrayal but all this adds up to nothing. The ending is ridiculous without being funny and the ending after the ending was a predictable way to stretch the thin idea past 90 minutes.
Yes, Luis Buñuel had an interesting career but I don't know why people consider this his best work.
Yes, Luis Buñuel had an interesting career but I don't know why people consider this his best work.