Casa de los babys

Six American women have traveled to a South American country in order to adopt a baby. They are housed at a hotel for several months as the process takes some time. One of the them is a health nut who... Full review

Adopting children should be a labor of love. After all, if a woman finds herself unable to conceive, it would probably be a good idea to let her go anywhere where orphans and children that have been given up for... Full review

This film is only worth to see Mexican... Full review

I found "Casa De Los Babys" complex and entertaining, and I believe the "loose ends" serve a purpose as the viewer is to form his own conclusion about the characters, their motives and conflicts, and the possible outcomes. The six... Full review

like he so often does. His setting is another serving of bicultural realism that enlightens us and humanizes us. This is his third, by my count, film through the eyes of women and he does it so well. Lianna and Passionfish... Full review

John Sayles, always an intriguing filmmaker, has come up with yet another conversation-starting film in "Casa de los Babys," a subtle exploration of the great divide that separates the haves from the have-nots in this maddeningly imbalanced world of ours.... Full review

This movie was the most god-aweful thing that I have ever seen with the exception of the tsunami distaster. Seriously, anybody who reads this review could make a far better movie by just having somebody follow you around with a video... Full review

Not only did I like this film, but I gave it 9/10. It is on a par with "Limbo" or "Men With Guns." What pushed me to write this was watching all three of the documentary extras on the DVD. It... Full review

Casa De Los Babys deals with so many issues... so many that John Sayles would need a 100 hours long movie to go deeply into all of them. And since that's not possible he manages to do it in +/-90... Full review

Desperate American women, unable to bear children, wait for months at a hotel in Mexico, in order to adopt babies. Meanwhile, homeless and apparently parent less or unwanted children sleep in cardboard shelters and roam the streets, stealing and washing... Full review

That latter subplot deserves more examination than it gets here; it should be the main story line of a better, more focused movie. Some of the supporting roles in this character drama are at least as interesting than some of the major ones. ... Full Review

Parents should know that the movie contains strong language in both Spanish....Munoz, a stern vision in coiffure and heavy jewelry played by the always impressive Rita Moreno ( ).....The end result is a handful of memorable scenes amidst a jumble of vignettes that never quite feel like a story..... ... Full Review

it is profoundly emotional without delving into sentimentality.....Lili Taylor is a cynical lesbian.....It's enough that he shares his passion about the many faces of ordinary women and the economic and social forces that drive humans apart.....Rita Moreno is effective as the tough businesswoman who runs the resort where the women spend their days while they wait.....In a film industry where quiet stories about unspectacular people are rarely told, Sayles remains a welcome player.... ... Full Review

the most obnoxious character in ''Casa de los Babys'' is also the most vivid....Daryl Hannah, looking taller than ever, is a Zen fitness freak who has lost three infant children....As always, Sayles teeters between the emotional and the political --....Marcia Gay Harden as an angry vulgarian who steals shampoo off the maids' carts and bribes.... ... Full Review

The cinematography by Maurizio Rubinstein aptly conveys the beauty and pain of the film's locations (shot in Mexico)..... ... Full Review

by Pat Thomson | Published February 3, 2007 DV may be the format making headlines, but many experienced moviemakers arent ready to give up on film just yet. ... Full Article

BY ROGER EBERT / May 19, 2005 Cast & Credits With Mark Wexler , Haskell Wexler , Peter Bart, Verna Bloom, Billy Crystal, Michael Douglas , Conrad L. Hall, Julia Roberts , Jane Fonda , Sidney Poitier, John Sayles ,... ... Full Article

Such fantasies are lovely, but they are juxtaposed repeatedly in Sayles incisive, detailed script, which never loses sight of the politics of the womens decisions, resources, and mobilities. ... Full Article

It's becoming clear that John Sayles brilliant career peaked with his 1996 masterpiece, "Lone Star," because the films in its wake -- "Limbo," "Men With Guns," "Sunshine State" and now "Casa de Los Babys" -- have been nowhere near the ... Full Article

A new film by John Sayles is always something to look forward to, even if sometimes they dont always work out this, after all, is the writer-director behind Lone Star , Matewan , Eight Men Out and the under-rated City... ... Full Article

Poor Orny Adams. Included among this fall's syllabus of Sayles releases, like Casa de los Babys and other new DVD issues of Sayles' earliest films, this first flick gives great opportunity to survey the professional development of the maverick lone... ... Full Article