SummaryThe Burning Plain, a romantic mystery about a woman on the edge who takes an emotional journey back to the defining moment of her life. Sylvia is a beautiful restaurant manager whose cool, professional demeanor masks the sexually charged storm within. When a stranger from Mexico confronts her with her mysterious past, Sylvia is launched into a jo... Read More
Directed By:Guillermo Arriaga
Written By:Guillermo Arriaga
The Burning Plain
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Mixed or Average
45
User score
Generally Favorable
7.0
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
45
28% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
39% Mixed
7 Reviews
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33% Negative
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100
Powerful, profound and beautifully rendered.
63
The best performance here comes from a Mexican child actress, Tessa Ia, as half of one of the fraught mother-daughter relationships.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.0
60% Positive
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
30% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
9% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
May 13, 2015
9
This movie is interesting because the interactions of Americans and Mexicans. And the mini-stories told in this movie to find logic. Good actuations from Basinger and Lawrence,the rest is OK! This movie could have given more in the history. Esta película es interesante debido a la interacción entre Estadounidenses y Mexicanos Y las mini historias son contadas en esta película para encontrar lógica. Buenas actuaciones de Basinger y Lawrence,el resto esta BIEN! Esta película pudo haber dado mas en la historia.
Jan 15, 2012
9
This is GOOD movie. It is powerful story but not chronological.
You should watch this twice (or more).
Storyline is moving in perfect harmony.
Charlize Theron is award worthy acting.
50
It's possible to admire the performances of stars Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger in The Burning Plain , even as you backpedal from the film, hoping the ponderous megasoap will just go away.
50
Many of the weaknesses and few of the strengths of Guillermo Arriaga as a scripter are evident in his directing debut, The Burning Plain.
40
All the actresses, especially Theron, are appropriately haunted, but let's hope Arriaga's love of echoes, fate and coincidence has run its mopey course.
33
The characters in The Burning Plain are so narrowly defined by tragedy that they reveal no other facets of humanity.
20
The writer's most successful works--"The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada" and "Amores Perros"--were bolstered by directors who brought genuine emotion to the screen, but The Burning Plain marks Arriaga's behind-the-camera debut, and his obviousness is staggering.
Aug 19, 2021
6
A drama with a two-tiered storyline concerning a mother and daughter who try to form a bond after the young woman's difficult childhood. (6)
Jun 13, 2014
6
The actors are nice and the story is decent, but I didn't get emotionally engaged while watching. Overall it was pretty boring, maybe the filming is bland.
Jan 21, 2013
6
An odd movie, really. Not bad, not good, easily forgettable. The emotions just don't pop and grab you, but it's watchable. Jennifer Lawrence does offer a good deal of acting though.
Production Company:
- 2929 Productions
- Costa Films
- Parkes/MacDonald Image Nation
Release Date:Sep 18, 2009
Duration:1 h 47 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Love heals. Love absolves. Love burns.
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Awards
Venice Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Nomination
