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Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

MonsterVision99 "La Ley De Herodes" it's a 1999 political dark comedy directed by Luis Estrada known for being a filmmaker who's films are filled with social commentary and satire, this was his very first political satire, the filmmakers had a lot of trouble releasing the film, Mexico's government didn't liked the way the film portrayed politicians, but they eventually decided to release the film to avoid troubles with the Mexican people, who would get really angry if they were to find out that their government it's censoring artists. Leaving any controversy aside, "La Ley De Herodes" it's a magnificent film, that condemns the corruption that abounds in México, and it does it in such a beautiful way.The film stars Damián Alcázar, in the role of governor Vargas, a clean man who is promoted to being the mayor of a small town called "San Pedro de los Sahuaros", but he finds out that he's now the mayor of a very poor town, so he decides that he will do everything in his hands to make his town a better place, but his good intentions are overshadowed by greed and corruption.The film its reminiscent of the kind of film that we would see Cantinflas or Tin Tan star in, a honest man who tries to help poor people in a very graceful and comedic way, but it has a darker turn to it, as the film goes on mayor Vargas becomes a despicable character, all the good in him begins to disappear and his greedy and criminal side begins to flourish, by the end, we have a very detestable character who we learn to hate, it also makes us angry, not because hes an unlikable character, but because he reminds us of many real life politicians, who are corrupted by power.A truly marvelous film with great performances, more notably Damián Alcázar, but everyone in the film delivers a really good performance, from the extras to the secondary actors. Luis Estrada's films are among the few films that manage to capture the feeling you get from México, it feels rather sleazy, dirty, filthy, shady, vulgar and uncomfortable. This is as good as political satire gets, the film makes some great commentary in its dialog and characterizations, but it also uses lots of symbolism, like the pigs who are present through most of the of the film. This film has become one of my favorite films, it's dark and comedic approach has been a really important part for my understanding of México, and it opened the door for satire in the Mexican media, now everyone comments on the government, it's easy to make a movie criticizing the government, but this one did it first and it did an amazing job at it, a real masterpiece, from that point on, Luis Estrada would continue to make great movies for the delight of the Mexican people and to the governments despair.Definitely recommended, a great film without a doubt.

valente_cabrera I should say that this movie is one of the most boring I have ever seen. Sadly most of the mexican-weekend-cinema-goers this movie was better than anything. Luckily, the movie helped the mexican cinema, but not because of it's content, any movie from the 80´s (Valentín Trujillo for example) has much more content, cinematography idea, script, than this movie.If are in the mood for getting surprised or astonished, go and rent movies from the 80's or 70's, "La Ley de Herodes" besides making me feel bored, I also felt ashamed, sleepy and upset because of the money I paid for watching it.From 10, 5 points.

oibas To understand "La Ley de Herodes" and its historical significance, it is necessary to consider a study of the backdrop behind its production and release. LDH is a product of the decadence of the crumbling, rotting 70-year old regime of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). The 90s were frantic years in Mexico. The Zapatista uprising, the murder of the PRI's presidential candidate/next president (apparently by his own party), the "Tequila Effect" recession, several political murders and former president Salinas' exile (as well as his brother's arrest for money laundering)... all these events created a dissatisfaction so huge that forced the government to loosen its freedom of expression. It would have been impossible to release this movie, or to listen to Molotov's angry music without the bitter complacency of the government. And in a way, LDH signals the end of the PRI regime and its ousting from the executive in the year 2000. Mexico is undergoing change. It's slow, and it's painful, but it's happening. The PRI has not fully disappear, though. You can now see the Juan Vargas figure clinging in congress,trying to obstruct change, holding to its last source of power. A wonderful mambo score, by the way.

cjclark I first heard about this film on NPR in an interesting program about the ruckus this film may have caused with with it's own government. This lively film pulls a number of punches at politics of this era. A sharp and amusing black political comedy that keeps you engaged from the very beginning. A lowly civil servant gets a "promotion" to become the law in a desolate backwater Mexican village. It is a universal tale of greed, corruption and fate which had me chuckling for hours. If you can imagine a tasty, spicy satire pie baked up with treachery, a wry wit and superb performances, then by all means take of big bite of this delicious treat.