Relatos Salvajes (aka Wild Tales) (2014)

Six individual stories:  1) A disparate group of passengers on a flight discover they all have something in common. 2) A waitress discovers her customer is the man who caused her father's suicide. 3) Two motorists engage in a ruthless game of road rage. 4) A man feels his car was towed away unfairly by the city. 5) A young man kills a pregnant woman with his car and leaves the scene of the crime. 6) Jealousy turns a wedding into a war zone. Did I mention this was a comedy? The common bond that links all six stories is revenge! One of this year's five nominees for the best foreign language film Oscar (it's from Argentina), Pedro Almodovar is one of the producers and the film has the feel of an Almodovar movie. As with all portmanteau films, not all of the stories are equal but there's not a dud among them. The film is at turns outrageous, shocking and laugh out loud funny and may have the best pre-title sequence I've ever seen (the audience applauded). Still, the underlying thematic mean spiritedness may put some people off. I had a great time at it. Written and directed by Damian Szifron. With Ricardo Darin, Oscar Martinez, Erica Rivas, Julieta Zylberberg and Diego Gentile.