diana-y-paul
I have to admit I am drawn to bicultural co-productions--and Buen Dia Ramon is a Mexican- German film. The layers of complexity in navigating and directing actors with different cultural and linguistic points of view enriches the movie-viewing experience. "Buen Dia, Ramon" exemplifies this. The alternating points-of-view are not only character-based but culturally based. The actors who play Ramon (Kristyan Ferrer) and the German Ruth (Schöner) are understated, with such charm and poignancy that the incredible friendship becomes credible. Ramon's story is an unexpectedly lyrical tale of perseverance, tenacity, and generosity. "Buen Dia, Ramon" considers how friendship develops despite all sorts of challenges in a deeply affecting manner. This movie is a simple pleasure that no one should miss. Read the entire review at: www.unhealedwound.com
david-byrne
This film reminds the viewer it is the little things in life that are the most important. A very well made film (nothing cheap about it) and the acting and direction are terrific. The bloke who plays Ramon is the perfect character for the role, as are all the other actors and actresses in the film. The film has many different angles to it - cruelty and kindness, wealth and poverty, but kindness certainly is the most powerful aspect of this film. I cannot believe there are so few reviews of this film, but I guess Americans don't think much of films unless they are talking American English (as shown when they dubbed the Aussie classic Max Mad in American accents). Forget English, "Buen Dia, Ramon" could not be made if were not in Spanish and German. The film is so good, after a while you forget you are reading subtitles. This is the best film I have seen all year and it is less than a month to Christmas. A must see for anyone who has a heart. The end will leave you with a warm feeling and maybe a few tears.
Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de)
"Guten Tag, Ramón" is a 2-hour feature film from 2 years ago and it was written and directed by Jorge Ramírez Suárez and stars Kristyan Ferrer. I have to say I am not familiar with either. However, I do know Adriana Barraza from "Babel" of course. In this film here, we get to witness a young man's journey to Germany. You could almost call it a road movie. I personally felt that this was not really about Rámon, but about the people he meets and what their lives look like. The title kinda confirms this as this is said by somebody who meets him. There's dramatic moments in here, funny moments and some decent emotion from start to finish. I must say I never saw any real greatness that inspired me to watch this one soon again, but there are also no weaknesses in here. It's a very competent film. Solid acting, good script, convincing direction. All in all, I recommend the watch and I cannot say I am really surprised with all the awards attention this film got. Thumbs up. Oh yeah, one final note, there are several languages in here. So, unless you are fluent in both German and Spanish, make sure you get subtitles.
pablop64221
This is a fine movie related to the universal immigration "problem", but this film was solved with a very good script and intelligence for a nice history that makes feel great to all the viewers, giving a message of hope and friendship almost forgotten in the actual world ,it is a very, very fine history that you must see, regarding the "humanity" of certain people, leaving every kind prejudging when somebody has another language, history, customs, etc. but with a international "carisma" and a lot of good attitude for the others mainly old people. The Photo was excellent, the acting was OK. and Ramon it is a real discovery for the Mexican young actors in cinema of this days, the Director is superb in some scenes showing with their "heart" some of the Mexican feelings in a situations as they were filmed in the movie. Is a real surprise to find the cinemas totally sold out in more than 4 weeks since the red carpet for showing to the public here in Mexico City
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