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Mr. Movie review: ‘10,000 km’ offers great performances, but tough movie

Natalia Tena and David Verdaguer star in “10,000 km.” The Battelle Film Club will show the movie on Feb. 24 in Richland.
Natalia Tena and David Verdaguer star in “10,000 km.” The Battelle Film Club will show the movie on Feb. 24 in Richland. McClatchy Newspapers

Alex and Sergi are in love and planning a family. She gets an opportunity to move to Los Angeles for a photo project and can’t resist. He stays in Barcelona. Their battle to keep their relationship and love is unveiled in a series of Skype calls.

This is basically a two-person movie, and much of the dialogue appears ad-libbed by its two stars, who get co-writing credit.

Relationship movies are hit and miss, and this one hits more than it misses, but with almost nowhere to go, the misses are broad.

10,000 km

Director: Carlos Marques-Marcet who co-writes

Stars: Natalia Tena, David Verdaguer

Mr. Movie rating:

Rated R for mature themes, sex, language. It plays only at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Battelle Auditorium in Richland, Wash.

5 stars to 4 1/2 stars: Must see on the big screen.

4 stars to 3 1/2 stars: Good film, see it if it’s your type of movie.

3 stars to 2 1/2 stars: Wait until it comes out on DVD.

2 stars to 1 star: Don’t bother.

0 stars: Speaks for itself.

This story was originally published February 23, 2017 at 1:01 PM with the headline "Mr. Movie review: ‘10,000 km’ offers great performances, but tough movie."

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