To the Sea (2010)

Good concept, poorly executed.

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Wow like the postcard said "WISH I WAS THEIR", simply irresistible, loved it up until I saw the crocodile munching fish, imagine falling in that water OMG.... had me for a while I took swimming anytime day or night out of the equation. but honestly the best viewing ever, please make part 2, I do believe movies/documentaries of this nature should be made more often, amazed of the way the locals absorbed their day to day rooted lifestyles, carefree and what seemed to me as contented, without any hassles of the very fast western way of life, so no one really needed to utter a word, Oh and the hunt to find the white egret Blanquita, love you Blanquita, Im going to buy myself a white hamster and call it well what do you think!, I really would love to meet the cast of this film. well done guys

A romance between Jorge, a fisherman, and Roberta, an Italian tourist, in the Mexican Caribbean produces a young boy, Natan. The mother knows her place does not belong in the idyllic place where she fell in love with her native man, but she wants to bring her son to Italy where he will be able to grow in a different atmosphere, quite a contrast with the world in which his father lives.Jorge asks for the chance to get his son for a holiday in which the boy will get to see his father in action in the area where he calls home. The primitive surroundings, contrary what one must think, seem natural to Natan, who adapts to his new reality quite well. Father and son bond in ways no one could even predict. Together with Matraca, an older man who plies the sea with Jorge, Natan takes to the new surroundings with unexpected gusto.The film is part documentary, but what transcends is the lyrical quality director Pedro Gonzalez Rubio has given the film. It is basically a film that emphasizes not only the love between a man and his son, but the love to the sea with its mysteries that are found going under its surfaces. It is a quiet reflection about a man and his surroundings where one finds a peace and serenity not found in our so-called civilized society. Who knows if Roberta, the mother is doing the right thing about bringing Natan in her world, rather than in Jorge's. In her mind, she is doing the fight thing, but on the other hand, one thinks Natan ends up the loser.Beautifully photographed by the director and with incidental music by Diego Benlliure, we are taken to a gorgeous and peaceful area in the state of Quintana Roo and the clear waters of the Caribbean in all its splendor.

The plot had a lot of potential but the movie was difficult to watch. There was very little dialogue and a lot of repetitive scenes. The movie seemed to be an "a day in the life" sort of storyline with no real climax or conflict. The scenery was beautiful and I think that some simple melodies in the background would have done a lot to enhance the film. The relationship developed between father and son was admirable but lacked real substance. Overall this movie fell flat despite all of its potential and the beautiful scenery and wonderful scenes of father and son bonding over fishing. This movie is one that I would not watch again.

Have you watched 'Fishing with John', John Lurie's tongue-in-cheek series of short documentaries, in each of which he takes one of his celebrity friends (Tom Waits, William Dafoe, Jim Jarmusch, etc.) fishing at an exotic location? This documentary is similar, only it's the real deal... There are no celebrities here and there's no messing around. You're invited to watch three generations of men (the youngest of which is a young boy called Natan) fishing freely off the coast of Mexico. For just over an hour you can forget about Facebook or Twitter, and observe what comes through as a beautiful, surprisingly bare way of life that is intrinsically connected to the wildlife and nature. Before Natan splits to Rome indefinitely with his Italian mother, his Mexican father and grandpa give the child a taste of what it's like to be a fisherman. Director Pedro González-Rubio does a great job at capturing on film the family's situation and a sense of the kind of memories that Natan is to carry with him across to Europe.