2014 anthology movie

Rating: 16/20

Plot: Six stories all sharing themes involving rage.

This comedy from Argentina is as black as comedy gets, so if that’s your thing, you should definitely check this out. With a film that’s an anthology of short, unrelated stories, there are bound to be some that are less satisfying than others. In this one, that’s probably the one with a demolitions expert and one that takes place in a restaurant, the latter because it’s more mean-spirited than it is fun. Actually, these are all probably mean-spirited, and maybe that is part of the fun. Szifron, a name I can’t even try to pronounce, has some visual flare and a sick humor that blends well together. It works best in a story that takes place during a wedding reception, a 20-or-so minute wild tale that has more hilarious twists and turns than an entire season of a sitcom. A escalating series of acts of revenge by road ragers also works perfectly and has a wonderfully poignant finale. I can’t imagine that this would be for everyone, but anybody capable of laughing at the darkest and most absurd of flaws in human beings might get a kick out of it.