Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you are a completionist for 1930s Mexican cinema. If you need a tight, fast-moving plot, you’re going to be frustrated by how much time we spend just hanging out in barracks or watching people talk in stiff, formal poses. It’s not a masterpiece, but it’s got that weird, grainy ...
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you are a completionist for 1930s Mexican cinema. If you need a tight, fast-moving plot, you’re going to be frustrated by how much time we spend just hanging out in barracks or watching people talk in stiff, formal poses. It’s not a masterpiece, but it’s got that weird, grainy soul that makes you feel like you’re digging through a dusty archive in a basement somewhere. Notes from the screen The flying sequences are... well, they are definitely from a di..."
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