Suman Roberson It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Raymond Sierra The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Conall Jones I took a particular interest in this film, for my own film-making reasons. I wouldn't recommend this film to any one that feels enthusiasm for the acting ability of Renee Zellweger. In this film I found myself between points of wanting to fall asleep and run out of the theater. The premise sounds simple enough, but means and imagery of which it is told is shocking and deserves a look. Some shots in the film linger for painfully long moments and the nonprofessional acting is so bad that it takes you out of the story, but in the end the landscape, characters and nature are well worth the ride. The film, for me, existed in less than half of the scenes it contained, but these carried so much weight and rawness that it made up for the other flaws. The following hours and days preceding the film I was left with images from the film rather than a one general emotion that was conveyed. These images, of course, contained there own complexities of which I feel I was given the freedom to make my own judgments of.

Curious Jim Dreadful. Awful.Where to start? Way too slow- I kept looking at my watch hoping this movie would end but it just seemed to drag on forever. Every time the guy thought about killing himself I prayed that he would so the movie would end! Needless to say this somewhat spoiled any enjoyment I might have got from the film.No plot, nothing interesting happened and way too much horse and old woman nudity.I was ecstatic when the movie finally ended. A painful, miserable few hours of my life I'll never get back. Don't waste your time- don't watch this movie!

Philip Van der Veken This movie is called "Japón" ("Japan" in English), but why they called it that way is a complete mystery to me, because it has nothing to do with Japanese people or with Japan itself.This movie is about a painter who lives in the city and who wants to commit suicide. To do so, he goes to a remote canyon, because he wants to find some calmness and peace during his last moments. He gets to a village and asks for a place to stay. He's send to an old farm on a hillside, where Ascen lives. Ascen is an old and religious lady and, being left alone by her family, she doesn't mind to have some companionship from a stranger. Even though they almost never speak to each other, their love for each other grows.There can be no doubt about the fact that this is a very original movie. It shows us that even old people still need love and affection and that even they can have a sexual life. It also gives an insight on the hardness of Mexico's rural life. However, the story is good and the acting is OK (especially by the old lady), but I couldn't help thinking that this movie might have been better if it had been done by professionals. Nevertheless this is still an interesting movie and it certainly gives an extra option next to all the Hollywood crap that we are forced to swallow. That's why I give it a 6/10.

elefajente2000 Japón is far away from the classic Hollywood film. It is a film with a simple structure inviting you to feel. It is not about budgets or star systems. It portraits a man that needs to think about what he wants and why. From your seat, you won't see anything he doesn't see, you have the same information because it is not about information either. Again, it is about felling and enjoying a journey in a distant world, a world deep inside Mexico, distant even from most Mexicans. However, if you were not willing to spend 2 hours of long shots, and very little dialogue, I would not recommend. If you are, please forget about the popcorn and enjoy. If you speak Spanish, it will be even better.