'Amores Perros'

This was a fantastic film. I was mesmerized by the acting, the writing, the characters and the dogs.

I think Gael Garcia Bernal is a wonderful actor and I'm making it a personal goal to watch (or rewatch) everything he is in.

I also loved how the dogs were used as a symbol for what this seemingly disconnected group of individuals had lost. Dogs were the symbol. Loss is the theme. And it's the dogs that mean everything to these people whether it's what they once had or how they plan to get it back.

And if you think dog fighting is somehow not barbarous, I dare you to sit through the first 45 or so minutes of this film.