Sunday, September 4, 2011

The Last Circus

It has been awhile since I last watched a foreign movie. I chanced upon this Spanish movie in iTune trailer website. The trailer promises lust, rage, despair and revenge and they sure did a stunning job at it.

The Last Circus is about a love triangle between two clowns and a beautiful acrobat. Our hero, Javier is a new clown who carried on his father legacy after being caught in the Spanish Civil war, tortured and enslaved. But he is too miserable to be funny and is named the sad clown. The other is a Happy Clown who humilates the poor sad clown. But behind the make-up, the Happy Clown is a ruthless leader and a violent person.

I found it amusing to see a clown fighting in the war in a full clown attire. Javier fathers maybe a clown but he fights honorably and without fear. And as the story progresses, the stress of the love-triangle, both Sad and Happy clowns became insane and disfigured to obtain the love of the fair acrobat. They can surely join the league of crazy clowns inclusive of the late Heath Ledger Joker.

Ratings: 4
If you love Heath Ledger's joker, you'll definately enjoy the clowns from The Last Circus

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