“The languages used by the astonishingly diverse cast include Spanish, Berber, Japanese, sign language and English. The misunderstandings multiply accordingly, though they tend to be most acute between husbands and wives or parents and children, rather than between strangers.”
— A.O. Scott in a review of Babel, which I’m not sure he likes, be he sure seems to feel. (Not unexpected from a film that see references to “Amores Perros,” “21 Grams,” and “Crash” in its review.}