Babble was soooo appropriately titled. It received 7 academy award nominations and 7 golden globe nominations. Which tells you that nominations aren't worth crap. I found the movie VERY slow and EXTREMELY tedious. I would call it Crash* in three countries because the idea has already been done, and much better. One reviewer wrote "There's a lot to chew over in Babel. But because it's overstuffed, it also means that there's a lot not worth swallowing. Because of its thematic flaws, Babel isn’t the masterpiece some are claiming. " I wholeheartedly agree. The whole story about the deaf Japanese teen whose only goal in life is to get laid put me totally to sleep. Is sign language the same in Japanese??? I'll have to look that one up. I did totally agree with the way they portrayed the media...always over sensationalizing things and waaaaayyyy off base interjecting fear into the public at large without the facts. Way to go guys! My score on a scale of 1-10.....1 (it did have one character which was well written and well acted, the tour guide). This one gets my stamp of "Worst movie of the century" and is second only to "Lost in Translation" (which really was lost in translation).
*Note: if you want to watch a totally excellent flick on this same order do check out Crash, if you haven't already seen it. A Solid 9!
