Km.0

Kilometer zero is a central meeting point in Spain which is the perfect location to begin a film. Several people from different walks of life have made appointments to meet there ... some clandestinely ... some are looking for love in all the wrong places ... some without embarrassment ... some by chance. *All* share the need to connnect with another person on some level of love ... each story has a twist and unexpected turn which results in very funny outcomes. The film shows the open attitude toward love and its multiple expressions as understood from a European perspective. It is thoroughly funny, engaging and entertaining.

Amor and her boyfriend depart as she prepares for her wedding day to shop for a dress. It turns out her sister, named Roma, really loves Amor's boyfriend and wants to win him for herself. Amor reports her wallet with credit cards as stolen to a policeman with whom she exhanges personal stories after which she discovers they knew each other from a long time ago. This chance meeting causes their lives to reconnect in unexpected ways, as her wedding plans to the first boyfriend come to a screeching halt. An older woman is looking for a liason with a gigolo because her love life is so unsatisfying with her husband. During their trsyt, she discovers a photo in a wallet on a table, the photo is identical to one she carries in her wallet. She is appalled at the multiple possiblities this photo raises ... The conclusion to her dilemma is worth viewing.

A young college student meets a street walker but mistakes her for someone else, he goes to her room and he is jolted into reality when she behaves in her usual manner and demands he pay. He explains his cash flow problems ... He cleans her apartment to make amends and begins to affect her life, her looks and improve her self-esteem, giving her something she never expected, self-respect. A beautiful actress is going for an audition, while crossing the street, she is hit by a car ... the driver and she discuss what to do in a restaurant. This unfortuante accident created a huge opening for her to have an audition. The two collide in more ways than they expect ... A gay dancer makes an internet connection, with an appointment to meet at "kilometer zero". He meets a young man with whom he makes eye contact which definitely gives off sparks ... after a very heated physical rendevous together ... he discovers there was a mistake - it is interesting to see how they resolove their "mistake". A businessman responds to an ad for a physical encounter although he is engaged. He goes to Km.0 but has second thoughts, wanders around, meets a young man with whom he goes to a restaurant as he discusses his delimma about being engaged and getting married ... The businessman learns more about his physical desires then he cares to know ... an unexpected twist which makes the comedy of this film really hilarious. The film does not a disappointment on any level. Erika Borsos (pepper flower)

Km.0 started off started off very well. Fourteen people all agree to meet at Km.0, the center of Madrid, for various reasons. Unfortunately, a series of mix-ups ensue and their lives intersect in one way or another. It seemed like a promising and original romantic comedy, and for the most part, it was. Unfortunately, in the end, it took a downhill detour and headed for the worst. My friends and I were thouroughly enjoying this movie, a fun, light, and fluffy comedy that was funny and charming. However, with only 20 minutes left, it seemed the writer was just trying to finish off the film without any thought or originality put into it like the rest of the picture. The very rushed, very cheesy, and horribly coincidental ending destroyed what I would have otherwise considered one of the best films of the year. Being a screenwriter myself, I understood what was trying to be done, I just didn't feel it worked for this particular picture and there were plenty of missed opportunitites for the ending. Nonetheless, the film was still very enjoyable, but the ending disappointed us all, and made us laugh because of how bad it was. It's worth a rent though for lovers of foreign or independent cinema.

Kilometer Zero (Km.0) is a wonderful Spanish import about how missed connections and fate can alter your life path. Fourteen people are drawn to the title spot at the center of Madrid for various assignations on one of the hottest day of the year. A young film director arrives in town, looking to share an apartment with an actress friend of his sister. The actress, intent on kickstarting her career, spots a famous producer and hatches a plan to get his attention. A down-on-her-luck hooker arranges to meet an inexperienced groom-to-be to conduct some business. A dancer uses the internet to connect with a sex partner. A middle-aged businessman's neglected wife fills her hours of boredom by hiring a gigolo. The gigolo's roommate, a gay man, longs for a lover rather than just another sexual partner. In the heat, patience evaporates and fate intervenes, leading to numerous missed connections and mistaken identities. Several locals become drawn into the mix as well, including a local bartender who dreams of owning his own business; the bartender's shallow, robbery-prone fiancée and her younger sister; a police officer with impulse control issues; and a mysterious stranger who seems rather bemused by the whole scenario.

The film is extremely European in tone, and very unlike similar-themed American and British comedies. Sexuality is celebrated in all forms, including physical relations between older women and younger men, friendly intimacy and flirting between straight men and gay men, and the goal of helping a prostitute to earn what she's worth, rather than rescuing her from the profession. Sex scenes are fun and erotic without becoming overly graphic, human frailties are addressed without judgment, and taboo topics of concern are touched upon as plot points before being clarified as misunderstandings. The cast is uniformly attractive and up to the challenge, the script does an excellent job of interweaving the various characters and storylines, and the direction and production values are first rate. If you enjoy films that are politically incorrect, brazen, and very, very sexy, you'll have a great time meeting up with the crowd at Kilometer Zero.