A Dish Best Served Cold
Over the past few years there have been a fair few additions to the genre of anthology movies, with V/H/S and The ABC's of Death both being examples of films that have been admirable but have ultimately fallen rather flat in the wider context of horror movies, particularly the latter, with ABC's being painful (not in a good way) in some places to sit through. What a genuine surprise it was then to see that one of the nominated films for "Best Foreign Language Film" at this year's Oscars was in fact an anthology movie, showcasing six segments based around the theme of revenge. Sounds awesome doesn't it? And boy, Wild Tales really is.
With the tragic events of Germanwings happening over the past week or so, the uncanny nature of the first segment within the film was inevitably going to make headlines in the UK this week, yet this particular slice of strangeness shouldn't put you off, with the film being released in countries across the globe since last summer anyhow, as well as it being being bloody brilliant from start to finish. Black comedy is fundamentally hard to perfect within cinema, but Wild Tales has barrels-full during its' two-hour runtime, with scenes that are tense, violent, and completely bonkers, of which, encapsulated me entirely, something of which other anthology movies have failed to succeed at.
Wild Tales includes stories that will make you think twice about who you should piss off, who you should trust, and, most importantly, who you should marry. It's comical take on the age-old theme of revenge is hilarious, if dark, making it one of the most interesting, yet enjoyable, films of the year so far. Muy Buena.
