Sabor tropical (2009)

Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

A Disappointing Continuation

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

I liked that it touches a subject that very little is recorded in films because it is a taboo for society. The classic man indecisive of what he wants or feels. At carnival you see a lot of alcohol and many things float. The Colombian was apparently a more sentimental guy and was more defined to what he wanted. Brian discharged his conflict with anger and for that reason he grabbed him and he enjoyed it. He is addicted to normal masturbation of us men. From criticism I would say that much of the film was left without subtitles. The initial part of the airport was very long and somewhat monotonous. Otherwise good

I heard about this film in the Panamanian media because there was scandal surrounding its release. I recently purchased the DVD not knowing what to expect. I live in Panama City but I'm from the town where this film was shot, Las Tablas, so I was compelled to see what all this film was is all about. I was very pleasantly surprise because I was proud to see both Panama and the carnival well represented here. If you have never been to the Carnival of Las Tablas, this would be a good film to watch to be familiar with it. the story is documentary style. The story follows the journey of a reporter who comes to Panama to do a video diary of his experience at carnival. He soon gets involved in the hype of the festivities and sooner than later ends up with some interesting experiences along the way. The film builds to a scandalous ending that is very unexpected and powerful. It leaves you wondering what happened and why. The film is very good yet very, very violent towards the ending but satisfying. If you are looking to experience the high energy and festivities of one of Panama's and Latin America's most popular events with an open mind and something different from the usual, you will find Sabor Tropical an fun inde movie to watch.

As I watched Sabor, the first thing that came to mind is oh my god, that Matthew Leitch is one hot actor. His performance was riveting. I found the documentary style was fascinating. I found the carnival in Panama to be colorful and lively specially because of the high energy an colorful costumes. The ending was kinda shocking and amazing... I thought it was genius. I recommend this film because it very original and thought provoking. At first I wasn't so crazy about the colombian guy but as I thought about it his performance was very realistic. His character was believable as he was not a Hollywood type actor. I thought the story was so realistic you could not tell what was scripted and what was not. As I watched it on DVD, I would have really liked to have seen it on the big screen for it think it would have had a bigger impact. Some movies you just have to see them on the big screen and that's my preferred way I would have liked to have seen this.

Destino/ Destinations. Travels are the best school, used to say my grandmother, and Jorge Ameer is one director who's always traveling to tell us stories about the way places have an influence over our fates. In Spanish the world destination is similar to the one we use for fate (destino), and I'm sure it has been noticed by the director, who's fluent in both languages. However, these both words seem to have been taken seriously by him: in THE HOUSE OF ADAM, the mentioned house has a secret that defines its principal character. In THE SINGING FOREST, a supernatural experience links all if his characters to the Nazi Germany, and in SABOR TROPICAL, a travel is about to change the life of its main characters forever: what's nice and soft at the beginnings is transformed to a hard ending. With a beautiful performance of fantastic actor Matthew Litch (better known as the actor form the film AKA), SABOR TROPICAL is a bittersweet story of loneliness, desperation, and deception. A video diary that it's half a cautionary tale, half an ego trip, mixed with hot explicit sex scenes. It's the best film Jorge Ameer has brought us to his audience yet, and certainly a great love letter to Panamá's carnival!