Carmen

Beautiful movie. Loved the scenery.

This is a movie that highlights Natasha McElhone's exceptional acting talents, which compensate for a script that needed another rewrite. The film is a worthwhile watch but I wish writer/director Buhagier added more flesh and contrast to what otherwise would've been a fascinating tale of devotion at the expense of Carmen's personal life.

I love this movie so much

A joy to watch , beautiful set location, wholesome and innocent but delightful!

Spoilers: It may be that the only thing on Earth prettier than Natascha's face is her smile. As in many movies, suspension of disbelief is required, as here. How likely is it a woman who has been eyes cast down, full-time servant to her brother the priest, who acted more like her god, would break the habits of 34 years like that. Implausible, but what militates in its favor is that the bishop treated her like there was no place for her to continue serving the church. Now, that would get anyone's Irish up, or Maltese in this case. The interesting events that land her in the priest's spot in the confessional box, desperate for just sustenance, lets her say to herself I can really help by telling these people what is best, not the nonsense being spewed for centuries by powermongering, patriarchal, sexist control freaks. At the end, after the people figured out what had happened, they loved her for it. The love of her life, the Romeo "Arab" to her teenage Juliet Christian, who seems to have been slain by her own family, was so long gone, it was hard to take another chance on love. But the much younger nice guy pawn shop empresario gave her a chance, her beauty no small element, as she gave him a chance, needing her own new lease on life. The image of the bird showing her the way was right back to Christianity, as the image of omnipresent God the Holy Spirit is just that -- a bird. The goofy music kept the whole thing light, as did people singing. Her departure from the church had its own odyssey, as she returned to the church in the confessional, people dying for her counsel. Point being, hey, things don't always have to make sense if you are trying to do what's best. Bravo! Call it a parable, a metaphor, an allegory. Rarely does a movie get 100 tomato and 98 popcorn.

tasty and beautiful and heartfelt and fun

Surprising gem of a movie with Malta as scenery and smalltown parochial values at play. the woman, Carmen, is dutiful, and yet, cast out by the Church when her brother, the pastor, dies, and yet, resurrects her grace and beauty by posing as Father Confessor. Nothing is expected nor is anything promised in this jewel of a story and now I must travel to Malta.

This is a modern fairy tale about a woman effectively imprisoned into helping her brother, a priest in a small town in Malta until he suddenly dies. The movie depicts her blossoming into a beautiful and gracious woman. She helps the parishioners of her church far more than her brother ever did while learning to enjoy an independent life. It's an enjoyable fairy tale, and the actress who plays the principal character did an excellent job.

I enjoyed this journey with Carmen. Beautiful setting and the performances were strong and honest. It reminds us that we all have to have our basic needs met. Taking care of others also means not to let others take advantage of you. Loved it!

Just boring. It was so bad my whole family hated it