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Film Review: All Hail

By Nils A Shapiro As Miguel waits for mentality, of “fans” who love you and hail you as their hero
a limousine to take him – until they don’t because of one mistake. In this case, they
I rarely like to watch a to the studio, adoring include the man and wife who carry their dead dog out from
film more than once – unlike fans rush to congratulate their apartment in front of Miguel after they had depended
my wife, Linda, who has him – from passing on his forecast to let it sleep outside for the night ... the taxi
been known to enjoy certain cars, pedestrians who driver whose car was beaten by golf ball-sized hail because
movies at least a dozen recognize him, neighbors he left it parked outside rather than in the garage, having
times. Examples: Love, who call to him from their relied on Miguel “the Infallible” ... and on and on.
Actually and Bohemian windows ... and one man But beyond that, this then becomes the story of a man
Rhapsody, the one about with a dog on a leash to who, in order to hide from a hostile crowd and a furious TV
the band Queen and its lead explains that he and his network producer, shows up unannounced at the home of his
singer, Freddie Mercury. wife will have workmen estranged daughter, Carla (Romina Fernanda) in Cordoba – a
That’s why an experience I had last night was so in their apartment all young woman, now a pediatrician working at a local hospital.
surprising. The day before, I had a couple of hours of free day and need to know if And an emotional story it is, as both need healing after years
time and, not having yet found a film I considered deserving the weather will be nice of bitterness between them.
of a review column for this May issue, turned to Netflix and enough for them to leave their precious dog to sleep outside One day, as Miguel is having a quiet drink at a local bar,
did my usual scrolling through, and rejecting, the many too for the night. Miguel assures him that the forecast is for clear, he sees a gruff-looking, bearded old man sitting alone in a
typical car chase flicks, teen coming-of-age romcoms and mild temperatures that night, so not to worry. corner with a bottle and, curious, asks the bartender about
superhero offerings until I came across one with a brief story The limousine arrives, Miguel is greeted warmly by him. He is told that the man is strange and lives alone, like
line description that at least seemed rather unique. the producer and everyone at the studio, the show goes a hermit way off somewhere in the woods, but that he has
As so often happens, a film with a truly original concept off smoothly with his prediction of a clear and temperate a gift in knowing about the weather. Miguel approaches the
turned out to be a foreign production – in this case one from evening, the ratings are terrific ... and Miguel returns home man, begins to speak to him, but is rebuffed, except that the
Argentina, fortunately with the dialogue expertly dubbed into to his beautiful girlfriend for a wonderful celebration. man says, “7:14. It will rain. 7:14.”
English so as to be virtually unnoticeable. (Not that I have The next morning, Miguel is awakened by the aroma of a Miguel is amused. The skies are clear; no hint of rain.
a problem with reading sub-titles if the film is exceptional hot cup of coffee made by his girlfriend, who is dressed and And to name a specific time to the minute? Ridiculous. He
enough to warrant the inconvenience.) ready to leave for work. He gets up, and as he nears the window returns to the bar, then back home. You can imagine what
It turns out that I had struck gold – an absolute gem of a he sees some moisture near a planter and asks her if she has happens at exactly 7:14 that evening, and how that mysterious
film that I had never heard of, featuring a cast of actors I had watered the plants. When she says, “No,” he is confused, man’s magical gift will start Miguel on a journey back to his
never seen before. The very next day – yesterday – I insisted looks out the window ... and, shocked by what he sees, turns own renewed life. I will leave it to you to discover the rest
that Linda watch the film. I turned to Netflix for her on our on the TV, and only then discovers that the entire city has been of that fairy tale.
big-screen TV, set it for All Hail, intending to leave for my pummeled by a devastating hailstorm during the night! I will admit to having one problem with the film’s ending
home office to get some work done ... and ended up sitting I will not be a “spoiler” here, but instead urge you to – and you may be able to figure that out – but why quibble
through the entire film again for the second straight night, experience a story that exposes the fickleness of the crowd when there is so much about it that is delightful. 
enjoying every minute, as did she!
The title of the English-language version, All Hail, is a
very clever play on words. (The title in Spanish, Granizo, of
this Argentinian film translates to “hail,” as in the pellets of
ice that sometimes rain from the skies), but what seems like
a minor change in the English title is really quite significant
when one realizes the lesson of this tale made so pointedly
by screenwriters Fernando Balmayor and Nicolas Giacobone.
As the film opens, a very popular meteorologist, Miguel
Flores (played by the utterly charming Guillermo Francella,
who dominates every scene) is leaving his Buenos Aires
apartment in preparation for the biggest night of his: career.
Known throughout Argentina as “the Infallible,” because
for years he has never been wrong about a single weather
forecast, this will be the debut of his own self-starring
weather show on the nation’s biggest TV network, complete
with a band and an on-screen sexy, leggy assistant.

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