Reviews

That sums up it all. When the characters seem to have been made to order, so as to fit the plot no matter what, chances are you won't enjoy the film. You will still be curious to see how it ends, though.

Don't be fooled. This is certainly a good film but I strongly believe it has been consistently overrated by most voters. Its originality - and it's original like hell - has surely generated more enthusiasm among voters than it should have. When you come to a cold analysis, however, it's definitely not a better film than American Beauty, Vertigo, The Seven Year Itch, Cat on Hot Tin Roof, East of Eden, Mighty Aphrodite, Requiem for a Dream, Chinatown and The Green Mile, to name just a few among a hundred. Relax, forget the 8.7/10 rating, and enjoy its mind twisting puzzle.

The idea of producing a cloned human being, watch this creature grow up to become a twenty-year-old man, and eventually see him meet his genetic `twin brother' is an original plot in itself. Having a few romantic and adult sub-plots added, and a great deal of the whole story taking place in the context of Muslim religious and cultural background in Brazil and in Morocco, can certainly complicate a director's task. Gloria Perez's `O Clone' is certainly well above most soap operas shown on TV. The actors and actresses give good performances, the main plot is original, and the Muslim background adds a curious atmosphere, at least to a non-Muslim audience. Also, drug addiction is crudely brought to the screen, with an expertise we rarely see, and receives the serious treatment such theme deserves. At a certain point, however, Miss Perez seems to have lost grip of the situation, getting lost in the midst of so many intricate and intertwined sub-plots which, one would think, she doesn't know how to end.