Dot the I
I just watched this brilliant film on TV: Dot the I, directed and written by Matthew Parkhill, and starred this Mexican hottie, Gael Garcia Bernal.
I’ve heard about this 2003 movie before but didn’t have much idea on what it’s about. The story, shot in London, began in a steady pace with a love triangle brewing between a Spanish woman named Carmen (hot-headed, troubled and beautiful), her boyfriend Barnaby (filthy rich Englishman) and an out-of-work and out-of-luck Brazilian actor Kit (hot, sensitive, charming). It may look like a typical love triangle tale at first but when the mechanics of the plot kicks off, it’s a roller coaster ride. Superb plot with unexpected twists and turns.
Of course I won’t say more about the movie from here. Otherwise, it’s going to spoil all the good parts and the ending. You just have to watch it to know how brilliant it is.
Gael Garcia Bernal is just a dream in there. I first heard of him when Y Tu Mama Tambien (or And Your Mother Too), directed by Alfonso Cuaron, was all the rave back in 2001. But I never saw the film; only remembered his name and Diego Luna’s (another Mexican actor I love to watch). Then I heard of Gael again in 2004 when The Motorcycle Diaries - based on a biography of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevera - was the much-talked about movie at that time. I haven’t seen this film either but would love to if I have the chance.
Like, gee… why are all these young Mexican actors so talented and good-looking? What did they feed these people in Mexico? (Incidentally, I also wonder the same thing about young hot Tibetan men I came across while on a work trip in China last year).
Anyway, ahem… that thought aside, I highly recommend anyone to watch Dot the I.
One movie I’m looking forward to, which stars Diego Luna alongside Sarah Michelle Geller, is The Air I Breathe (currently in production). Looks interesting - with a plot based on a Chinese proverb.
- Screen Time | Time: 11:30 pm (UTC+8)
