travelintom

I liked it. I am here because I need help placing the location of the carousel.

I am certain I have been on it. Santa Monica? San Antonio? New Orleans? Thanks..

I don't know why I expected anything more of the gawd-awful History Channel, which has no respect for history or truth. The script not only perpetuates the "Yellow Rose" fabrication but asserts a sexual liaison with Houston. There was no "zombie of the Alamo" who crawled from the pyre.

The script is vapid and words like "dilly-dally" and cussin' don't contribute authenticity. The sex is nothing but gratuitous nonsense. Some of the major actors more-or-less pulled off their roles but nearly all of the secondary characters needed direction and editing, or...well, cut.

Hell, the damn thing wasn't even filmed in Texas. Shame, History Channel, shame on you.

I loved this film and am astounded at previous reviewers that found it "slow". Two and a half hours that skimmed by for me and I didn't want it to end. Okay, it is not an action film. It is a reflection on life, relationships, and maturation. The central theme is the influence of an exceptional mother, named Roma, on the life and development of the narrator.

This isn't about Argentine history, life in the 60s and 70s in Buenos Aires, none of that except as incidental to decades-long time line. Although there is the incidental, requisite Argentine reference to the terror of the 70s; it is not that story. It is about growing up and growing old and "finding" one's self. This is not a feel-good movie but real and true, if only we were all blessed with such a mother.

This is an adult script, not meaning "adult themed", and if you need an action movie with guns and car chases...stay away. The script, casting, performances and production values are thoroughly superb.