There is a famous
Spanish saying about revenge being ‘a dish better served cold’. While it would
be hard to argue with that, the saying doesn’t hold true for Wild Tales, a terrific Argentinian film
from 2014. Apart from the opening scenes, so farcical and so fascinating you
will question your own sanity, very little here is planned and plotted. This is
fiery South America, things get emotional.
You should love the
insanity and the intensity of this. Wild
Tales consists of six short films united by one common subject. Each piece
presents someone (waitress, musician, bride, etc.) holding a serious grudge
against someone else (bridegroom, government, world), and… well, revenge comes
in many ways. From knives to dynamites to adultery.
But all revenge is pointless,
an idea well proven by that beautifully ridiculous, cathartic ending.
