Moreno (Water Bearer Films DVD)

 

Picture: C     Sound: C     Extras: D     Main Program: C

 

 

I have been waiting to see if Writer/Director Cris Pablo’s work would get better or worse, as he attempts to establish himself as a major voice in Gay Cinema and a discourse of some kind and so far, his record has been uneven as these links of his past work will show:

 

Circles + Bathhouse

http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/5092/Circles+(2004)+++Bathhouse

 

Doubt

http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/2470/Doubt+(Duda)

 

 

Now comes Moreno (2007) about married men who take on many lovers, including some males and promises to explore the issue of why.  Of course, there are endless jokes you can immediately say about the situation, but his script goes for none of them.  Unfortunately, it does not offer any answers either in what is his weakest work to date.  He must be running out of things to say, because this is very flat.  Either he need to pick up new ideas or forget it.

 

The letterboxed 1.78 X 1 image is weak, shot on video and soft to a point of distraction, while the location sound in Dolby Digital 2.0 is as weak sonically.  There are no extras.

 

 

-   Nicholas Sheffo