Common Wealth (2000)

The greatest movie ever made..!

Excellent but underrated film

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

La Comunidad starts with a great premise and an interesting sense of mystery. We are much more quickly introduced to the mystery side of the story than in Rosemary's Baby for instance, and maybe that is why the whole backstory has to be made clear pretty soon and then we're done with the mystery thing.Switching gears we find ourselves in a gross comedic mode that simply cannot follow up from the mystery expectations, and quite frankly this "comunidad" is not the scary gang/cult you might have feared in the first place so this is a gigantic mistake to jump from creepy to laughable stock. To me this is proof enough that Alex de la Iglesia is just a messy director, certainly full of energy, but certainly too full of himself to challenge his projects sufficiently and earn his way out of the B-movie curiosity stage.

"La comunidad" is a funny and bloody comedy about a woman who finds a lot of money in a building ... she try to the take the money ... but the neighbors knows much more things than she think. And now a question: "The money or your life?".This funny Spanish comedy is about power, desire and ambition. Like a dark movie of horror, "La comunidad" is a terrifyingly funny story. Besides that, this movie is a new propose for the Spanish films by Álex De la Iglesia.Is a good reason for laugh, no scream so much ... but this films is very fun. And believe me ... you will love the end.*Sorry for the mistakes ... well, if there any

In Madrid, Julia (Carmen Maura) is a broker of fifty and something years trying to sell an old apartment without garage, but downtown and well located. When she visits the place with her clients, she realizes that the apartment is ready for living, having all furniture and outfits. She decides to stay in the apartment for a couple of days with her loser mate while performing the sale. There is a water infiltration through the ceiling from the upper apartment and the firemen are called. They find the neighbor, an old man, dead in a very dirty apartment. Julia finds by chance three hundred millions of pesetas in his apartment, but becomes trapped by the other weird neighbors that want to get the old man's money for themselves. This suspenseful tale of greed, with lots of black humor, is another great movie of Aléx de la Iglesia (of `Mutant Action', `The Day of the Beast' and `Perdita Durango' among others). Alternating crime and thriller with very dark comedy in bizarre situations, it is an excellent entertainment for fans of this genre. I liked it a lot. This movie was awarded with the Goya Award. My vote is eight.Title (Brazil): `A Comunidade' (`The Community')

Alex de la Iglesia creates an amazing mixture with Thriller and Comedy. As a comedy is absolutely hilarious, humour is dark as night. As a thriller is technically perfect, your house becomes a true hell, and your lovely neighbours becomes the most terrific freaks. There is not a single mistake in the script, which has also has some surprises to the viewer, and the resources, the camera work, the sound usage, everything is perfect. Maura is great, and also is all the supporting cast. No doubt, this movie will become a classical of the spanish cinema. 10/10