
Pedro and Rui kiss after a first-anniversary dinner; Pedro drives home, dying en route in a crash. Another pair of lovers, Odete and Alberto, split over her desire to have a child. Pedro lived in Odete's building. She attends the wake, stealing a ring, a last gift from Rui, from Pedro's finger. She behaves hysterically at the graveside, and later, wearing Pedro's ring, she insists she's carrying Pedro's child. Rui grieves as well, drinking too much and seeing Pedro's appariti... (Full plot summary below)
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Pedro and Rui kiss after a first-anniversary dinner; Pedro drives home, dying en route in a crash. Another pair of lovers, Odete and Alberto, split over her desire to have a child. Pedro lived in Odete's building. She attends the wake, stealing a ring, a last gift from Rui, from Pedro's finger. She behaves hysterically at the graveside, and later, wearing Pedro's ring, she insists she's carrying Pedro's child. Rui grieves as well, drinking too much and seeing Pedro's apparition. Odete's obsession intrudes on Rui, whose grief makes him vulnerable to her hysteria. Can this end well?
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| L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorThe setup and execution of this quietly histrionic tale of the distorting power of thwarted love are so patently ridiculous that the urge to laugh gets in the way. |
| New York PostKyle SmithIt's hard to say what's worse in the strange Portuguese drama Two Drifters: the insufferable wordless stretches, or the sudsy dialogue. |
| Los Angeles TimesSam AdamsWith a title nicked from "Breakfast at Tiffany's," Two Drifters styles itself as a classical romance, albeit one in which half the couple is either deceased or deranged. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonThe tone here is slightly absurd and sometimes even sweet. |
| TV GuideMaitland McDonaghThough the film contains many haunting images, the absence of a solid emotional foundation makes its increasingly preposterous story developments feel arbitrary and ultimately pointless. |
| VarietyDeborah YoungA tiresomely silly film that suffers from overacting and an overwritten script. |
| San Francisco ChronicleJohn McMurtrieAn overwrought weepie, it may be inspired by the recent dramas of Pedro Almodóvar, but it comes off as Almodóvar Lite -- muy lite. |
| Chicago TribuneJessica ReavesWith a weak script, utterly unsympathetic characters and a nonsensical plot, it can barely keep plodding along. |
| User ReviewJulian BI like the movie a lot. It s a strange story, exploring areas of the human soul your not in touch with every day. Isn't it the reason to make and watch movies?! Yes. I like the leading actor very much, Didn't see him before. Nuno Gil. Awesome actor. I have to look for more about him. So Give him all my stars!!!!! |
| User ReviewWS WPortuguese film about a girl who falls in love with a dead boy and the boy who loved him first. Interesting story, lovely performances & intriguing direction are marred by an inconclusive ending and meandering plot. |