In Between (2005), Poppy Montgomery is a Chicago attorney who travels alone to Tijuana, despite not speaking one like of Spanish, to look for her sister who has disappeared. Surprisingly, the experience becomes confusing.
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#1 by Thomas on September 16, 2009 - 9:58 pm
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A good review, and the film sounds interesting, but you got the author wrong with that one book in spoiler tags.
#2 by Nathan Shumate on September 16, 2009 - 10:03 pm
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No fair peeking! (This is what I get for going off of memory. Fixed. Thanks.)
#3 by Read MacGuirtose on September 17, 2009 - 3:23 am
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So does the fact that “Nadine” and “Dianne” are anagrams play any part in the movie, or is it just a “clever” touch by the writer to hint at what’s going on?
#4 by Nathan Shumate on September 17, 2009 - 5:38 am
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Telling would be cheating, wouldn’t it?
#5 by Blake on September 17, 2009 - 8:18 am
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That seems to be an inherent problem with films that revolve around a twist: Writing about it can be a real pain because one detail too many can spoil it all…or references to other films…or even mentioning that the title is related to the twist…or something like that.
#6 by Nathan Shumate on September 17, 2009 - 8:30 am
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Nevertheless, I endeavor to persevere. (Hey, they sent it to me for review, so whaddaya gonna do?)
#7 by rjschwarz on September 17, 2009 - 1:15 pm
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I’ve been to Tijuana a number of times. I don’t speak a lick of Spanish and have never had any trouble communicating. The bulk of the locals speak enough English to make money off the Gringos.
#8 by Nathan Shumate on September 17, 2009 - 1:26 pm
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And you were trying to investigate a disappearance on the seamy side of town? She wasn’t just there for the souvenirs, you know.
#9 by rjschwarz on September 17, 2009 - 3:49 pm
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I was ordering drinks. But the taxi drivers, cops, everyone in the stores, and bars all spoke enough English to communicate. The town is (at least it was) the number one tourist destination for Americans and they aren’t selling those black velvet paintings to the locals.
#10 by Nathan Shumate on September 17, 2009 - 3:53 pm
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Howsabout the mugger/rapist waiting down an alley for the drunk white chick on vacation? How’s his English?
I’m just saying, if you’re trying to find out the mysterious circumstances of your sister’s disappearance in a town noted for its undercurrents, not speaking the native language is definitely compounding the problem of being an unarmed, stick-thin, not particularly feisty woman traveling alone.