A road movie that begins when a man tries to rob a bank and the bank's clerk, a yuppie, pretends the thief has kidnapped him to help him run away. While they're running away, they meet a girl who becomes part of the team.While I may not know much about Argentinian cinema, I do know that this is a strange adventure. It gets increasingly hectic as it goes, with the second half being far more high-intensity than the first. The initial bank robbery and "kidnapping" are the least of the plot points.Luckily this never devolves into complete madness. Possibly semi-madness, but nothing quite like "Mad Max" though it does have elements of a world that is beyond saving.

Caballos Salvajes is about an older looking man who steals a large sum of money from the bank and then goes on the run with a bank worker who decides to help him out. Although the relationship between both men was very hostile right from the start, throughout their trip to the south of Argentina both men begin to talk through their problems and grow close. During the trip the men realize that they are involved in something bigger than just a bank robbery and they are faced with different circumstances which they resolve together. The movie includes serious circumstances surrounding the main characters, but is also filled with comedy in the way in which they handle their business and in the dialogue. Towards the end of the movie we are faced with the revealing of some facts and the mood of the movie switches to a much more tender and loving one. Overall the movie is very comical and exciting, and the acting very much entertaining.

When you first start watching Caballos Salvajes it is a little bit confusing; by this I mean that the movie starts out with a "sort-of" bank robbery in which you are not quite certain of what exactly is taking place, in fact you don't fully understand (or at least I didn't) until 1/3 of the way through the movie. I think that the director did this on purpose because it is evident that even the characters don't know what's happening for quite some time; that was done to reinforce the continuity of the film. Since this movie is from 1995 the image quality and clarity isn't quite what most are used to and sometimes the subtitles are misspelt but if you can look past that it is actually a very well done movie.The plot, as I said before is uncertain in the beginning, but by the last half of the movie we see that it has turned into the easily discernible genre of a "road movie." For example: José (Hector Alterio) at the beginning of the movie is cynical and even suicidal but towards the end he is happy and says he is actually living. The movie also takes on the message of corruption, because José just wanted the money the bank had stolen from him but through chance him and Pedro take 500,000 dollars of money that was probably from illegal operations like drug smuggling. Pedro & José are not corrupt and they give the money back, but they give it back to the people. They in turn, are considered heroes by the public (modern day Robin Hoods as noted by someone else) in fact almost everywhere they go they are helped out by the people they meet. This movie brings to light corruption in the banking industry of Buenos Aires and classically shows that good prevails, even though José is killed in the end, he is at least happy.

There is a lot to admire in director's Marcelo Pineyro's 1995 film "Caballos salvajes". Mr. Pineyro, one of the best men in the business in Argentina, shows he had a lot to show with the material written by Aida Bortnik and the director.The film presents us two men, as different from day and night, from different backgrounds and ages. Jose, the older man, wants to take things into his own hands, making sure to get back the money the bank took away from him. Pedro, the young bank employee, is the innocent victim, being in the wrong place, at the wrong time. Imagine the men's surprise when they find $500,000.00 dollars in a place where neither knew about. Jose, who holds Pedro as hostage, evidently had a definite plan of what he is going to do with the money the bank stole from him. What he didn't count on was the power of television and how he and Pedro become sort of "folk heroes" for breaking into the bank, and getting away with it. As a young reporter and his assistant follow the two men, they manage to get away with it, enlisting friends along the way. Ana, a young woman they meet by chance, becomes a member of the fugitives working their way to Jose's intended destination. The film becomes a road film with surprising twists along the way. The main reason for watching this film the excellent work of both, Hector Alterio and Leonardo Sbaraglia. Both actors show an easy chemistry and compliment one another in ways probably Mr. Pineyro didn't envision. Mr. Alterio, one of the pillars of the modern Argentine cinema, is a joy to watch. Mr. Sberaglia also shows why he has become an actor in great demand in his own country, as well as in Spain. Cecilia Dopazo, who is seen in the pivotal role of Ana, makes a valid contribution. Federico Luppi and Cipe Linkovski, excellent actors, have small roles in the latter part of the film.While "Caballos salvajes" stays with its action on the road, it makes for a wonderful movie. The last section of the film shows both Mr. Pineyro and Ms. Bortnik running out of ideas as they turn to sentimentality to explain the wonderful film that preceded. Aside from this happy ending, "Caballos salvajes" surprises in every level because of the joyous teaming of two of intelligent actors who exceed what the director was trying to accomplish.