IMDb plot summary: In the tiny town of Milagro, New Mexico, where the local water is a premium resource, shady developer Ladd Devine has conceived a glitzy resort that will ultimately siphon off all the water from the neighboring crop-fields. When handyman and farmer Joe Mondragon accidentally breaks a water valve reserved for major companies, he inadvertently sets off a small-scale water-rights war between the farmers and the developers.
Directed by Robert Redford. Starring Rubén Blades, Chick Vennera, Carlos Riquelme, and Sônia Braga.
I did a little bit of review comparing after this movie because I couldn't quite figure out how I felt about it. I hit on one review that talked about the mismatch in tone between the characters. The most interesting portions of this are magic realism amid a sort of darkly realistic setting... but then we have these cartoonish over-the-top villains who don't seem to match anywhere. It's also spread pretty thin as far as character development. I knew nothing about this movie going into it but didn't come away super impressed.
How it entered my Flickchart:
The Milagro Beanfield War < Drunken Master
The Milagro Beanfield War > King of the Zombies
The Milagro Beanfield War > Annie (1999)
The Milagro Beanfield War > American Hustle
The Milagro Beanfield War < Ghostbusters (1984)
The Milagro Beanfield War < Camp Rock
The Milagro Beanfield War < Ponyo
The Milagro Beanfield War < Blade Runner
The Milagro Beanfield War > The Room
The Milagro Beanfield War > Independence Day
The Milagro Beanfield War > The 400 Blows
The Milagro Beanfield War < Steel Magnolias
Final spot: #1630 out of 2915.
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