sheshetta This DVD, called "Outrage!", is the Spanish film "Dispara!", which means "Shoot!". I have the original Spanish language VHS, and no English language dubbing can do justice to the original Spanish version. Why even change the name? "Shoot!" has so much subtext. She's a sharpshooter to begin with. She goes after the men who raped her with her rifle... It makes sense to call it "Shoot!". Antonio Banderas - pre-movie star - is so good, here, as an earnest reporter. He is stuck in the predicament of falling in love with a circus performer who will move on. The real star is Francesca Neri, the Italian actress who seems to do her own riding and shooting. Everything about this movie looks authentic, including the brutal rape and murder scenes. If you are looking for a happy Hollywood ending, go elsewhere. These characters are doomed from the first "shot". -Sheshetta

jotix100 Marcos, a young reporter, goes to the circus to write about that world in his paper's Sunday supplement. He is not interested in anything, but as he is leaving, the next act is about to start. It involves a woman riding a horse and performing tricks; the presentation ends in shooting balloons from the horse while it is moving. Marcos feels attracted to the beautiful woman. Marcos is intrigued by the circus performer and returns to interview her, but she begins playing with him, inventing stories. As he is about to leave, Ana, comes to him and tells her who she really is. An affair between them ensues.Fate intervenes when three young mechanics come to repair circus equipment and the owner gives them complimentary tickets for the show. The trio make a racket as they watch Ana perform. After the show, these three force themselves upon Ana. She is badly hurt and decides to take matters into her own hands. Since she is a skilled shooter, these young punks don't have a chance when she comes for them. Ana, who is bleeding badly ends up in a country home where a couple and two small children live. Marcos is responsible for breaking the impasse between Ana and the police, but he arrived too late to help her.Carlos Saura, a noted director, made some valid contributions to the Spanish cinema. His earlier pictures had a political and satirical context that he abandoned later on after Franco's death in favor of films that emphasized the dance. This film will not add anything to his career, or that of Antonio Banderas, who as Marcos, gives a tepid performance. On the other hand, Francesca Neri, a gifted Italian actress is the best thing in the film. Her Ana has equal parts of mystery, charm, love and hate, as her determined character decides to deal with her tormentors.The film is titled "Outrage" in English.

Gonzalo Melendez (gonz30) OUTRAGE, or "Dispara!" in Spanish gives us a glimpse of the real Antonio Banderas. If subtitles get in your way, then you cannot judge this movie, directed by the legendary Carlos Saura. The female lead is the versatile Francesca Neri ("Live Flesh") who has made some of the most daring European films of the 90's, switching easily from Spanish to Italian in her prolific 15 year or so career. This trio of great talent delivers a revenge drama/love story worth watching only for the lead actors' performances. Here you see the real Antonio Banderas, who went back to Spain at the height of his Hollywood crossover, to do what he had always done: ACT, and take a break from the tough guy/action hero/Latin lover Hollywood has made of him. The real Banderas is a sensitive actor, who actually has played mostly frail, bi/homosexual and mentally-challenged characters. Though OUTRAGE is not his best performance by any means, it is a rare look into the real actor. His character in OUTRAGE is possessed by the beauty and talents of a mysterious circus performer (Ms. Neri). The two start an unusual relationship and after a fateful night's event, both main characters go down a destructive path of revenge. Check it out. I bought it from Amazon.com, not to plug them, but because it is available from them at a very good price.

smatysia It's hard to catch the nuances (that I hope are there) in a subtitled film. Francesca Neri is the star of this film, even though Antonio Banderas is featured on the U. S. release. It has an exotic (to me) location, a circus in Madrid. Neri's character suffers a brutal rape (Not an easy scene to watch) and the rest of the film deals with her method of dealing with the wrong done her, and its unintended consequences.