El Complot Mongol may not be a great film, but it's certainly entertaining.
It's funny, it's works well as a caricature of spy films and of corrupt politics, it's acid and noir and melancholic, all at the same time. And it certainly catches the farcical spirit of Bernal's novel.
The direction could have had better rythm, and has an tiring excess of close-ups and shot/countershots.
The acting was generally good, but three of the performances were a pleasant surprise: Sosa as the drunk lawyer; Owen as the deranged Gringa and Arizmendi, as the Russian spy.
A conclusion?: Damn Outer Mongolia!
It's funny, it's works well as a caricature of spy films and of corrupt politics, it's acid and noir and melancholic, all at the same time. And it certainly catches the farcical spirit of Bernal's novel.
The direction could have had better rythm, and has an tiring excess of close-ups and shot/countershots.
The acting was generally good, but three of the performances were a pleasant surprise: Sosa as the drunk lawyer; Owen as the deranged Gringa and Arizmendi, as the Russian spy.
A conclusion?: Damn Outer Mongolia!