characters to the next and the cinematography is superb. Verticals and horizontals are crisply defined and move into split-screen that unites the stories. 360 is a film with real heart and real purpose made by real talent.

which scrutinizes the sexual morals and class ideology of its day through a series of encounters between pairs of characters shown before or after a sexual encounter . By choosing characters across all levels of society, the play offers social commentary on how sexual contact transgresses boundaries of class. Meirelles and Morgan weave together the stories of an array of people from disparate social backgrounds through their intersecting relationships in locales such as Paris, London, Bratislava, Rio de Janeiro, Denver and Phoenix.The audience must pay full attention to the stories as they unwind as there is a huge cast of characters and most of them, even though briefly at times, are interconnected. The film opens on Vienna where a photographer is taking stills of a Bratislava girl 'Blanca' Gabriela Marcinkova who is being molded into a call girl while her hesitant sister observes. We then see Blanca's first assignment, a British business man Jude Law who is thwarted in his pickup by a business rival Moritz Bleibtreu : the business man is married to Rachel Weisz who in turn is in a torrid affair with a photographer Juliano Cazarré who in turn is married to a girl in a red beret who works as a dental assistant for a dentist Jamel Debbouze who in turn stalks the dental assistant with guilty and unspoken passion. We also meet a young man Tyler Ben Foster as he is being released from prison as a sex addict and fears entering the world of women. In an airport in Colorado a gentleman Anthony Hopkins still searching for his missing daughter befriends Laura Maria Flor and while their flights are delayed Laura meets Tyler and decides to seduce him, but the terrified Tyler cannot navigate through his past guilt and fails to let Laura have her daring passionate way. The coincidences mount with many more substories than these and in the end much comes together back in Vienna when the now practiced call girl Blanca is involved in a one night stand with an exceptionally wealthy and ruthless Russian Mark Ivanir whose bodyguard meets Blanca's sister and the two share a friendship that has a surprise ending.This is only a smattering of the characters that populate this mesmerizing story, a story that is at times overwhelmingly confusing but when dissected slowly it produces a sense of awe in the viewer. This is most assuredly a thinking person's film but one so exquisitely made that it deserves several viewings to grasp all the subtle nuances. For those willing to commit, this is a brilliant film. In English, French, Russian, Arabic, Ukrainian, and Portuguese with subtitles. Grady Harp

dashed myself against the madcap rocks of tear-soaked love. I've hurt. I've laughed at those who have been weak enough to dare to dash themselves against my steel resistance...and, in time, life has taught me through my heartfelt pain, my utter, utter, folly.I've had it all whilst blocking what I deep down knew was love. Yes, true friendship survives and matters...but the beating heart of true love has fallen...NO!... been pushed... through my, cursed angry fingers. It is my curse and one I will take to the grave.Every scene in this film is acutely 'spot on'. The acting is without fault. The interwoven lives are 'spot on'. The tale is without fault....as I said, if you rate it less than 9, the weakness is your lack of "life experience". The failure is yours, and yours alone.

this beautifully performed by all the cast, needless to say it's always a pleasure watching some HOPKINS' MOMENTS. i would definitely recommend this movie, although i think it would be really appreciated after a deuxième read-watch. by the way excellent sound and music.

built, waiting for the axe to fall or the excrement hit the fan.A few people have complained that 360 was slow and boring and left story lines unfinished. But that is what made it such a good film for me, it took its time and avoided clichés. The characters were neither good nor bad, they simply struggled. Some triumph and some fall, but none are unchanged.It isn't without faults, nothing with intertwined stories can avoid some contrivance. But it didn't fall prey to the imagined demand of the audience, that everything resolve neatly. Some plots twist and turn until the very end, some evaporate like mist in the light of hearts restored while others end badly.I can understand how the film's pacing might annoy if you aren't in the mood but if you are prepared to be a bit patient and to do some of the work, 360 is a rare treat.

separation". We start off in Vienna, where a Slovakian woman is getting photographed for a escort girl website. From there we move around the world with meeting people from around the world in stories which are becoming interconnected spoken in a lot of languages. Bratislava, Paris, London, Phoenix, Colorado...He film is full of such strong actors and performances that it's almost a reason of it's on to watch this movie. The film manages us to connect with all these people in very short time. Impressive. Which actor does the greatest role here, is difficult to say, but it is impossible to not mention Anthony Hopkins and Jude Law. Electric performances. But Imust say they are all really great, every single one of them. Vladimir Vdovinchenkov, Danica Jurcova, Gabriela Marcincova... In a very international cast. Brilliant cast, brilliantly instructed.When this film doesn't get a 10 from me is only because I wanted to know more about the ones we weren't seeing in the end. More could have been made out of it in the end, though I understand that is quite difficult in such a complex told story. I also though the music was not well suited all the way. Some is working. But half of it is very far from what I would have chosen.The writer of this script is Peter Morgan which I have recently discovered is the writer behind a lot of awesome movies. Amongst these are The last king of Scotland, Frost/Nixon, The Queen, Longford, Hereafter, The damned United, Henry VIII, and the upcoming Rush. What a screenplay writer!A gem if you like a mosaic of life story, well acted, but far from a popcorn movie. It needs your attention along the way. It deserves your attention.If you like this, or film like this, I would recommend the following: Crash, Hawaii Oslo, Grand Canyon, Mr. Nobody and The Dead Girl. All great kaleidoscope movies showing the mosaic of life.

move with them across cities, countries and continents as it otherwise is the case in globally interconnected world at the start of the 21st century.The more i think about 360 the more interesting details i discover in retrospect. Probably the strongest message is that there is a good seed even in the worst of us. The other is that we all eventually get what we want but some of us also get what they deserve.What i particularly enjoyed is that a lot of things are either foreshadowed or left unsaid. This gives room for viewer's imagination to kick in, which, in turn, is rather uncommon in the era of realism and boredom in movies with artistic tendencies.To sum it up, the only reason my vote is two stars shy of the best note is that i understand how this kind of movie might not be everyone's cup of tea.

full circle, as the title itself states. It is moving, but never funny. Intelligent and simple, granting almost two hours of reflective observation that may teach us one thing or another. All stories are able to stand alone for themselves, but they are smartly interconnected, showing life never differentiates wherever it is at. Beautifully done.

Maria Flor is stunning as a young lost waif looking for love in all the wrong places and Ben Foster as a sex offender trying to control his urges is exceptional. There are more moments of unanticipated joy in this picture than there are expected times of sadness. I recommend this film and will watch it again.