Babel – 1 star

Babel.  A self-important message picture, the message being, “If you are an illegal alien, you shouldn’t take your employer’s kids into the Mexican desert” or “If you’re having trouble with your wife, don’t think a tour bus trip through hot and unpleasant Morocco will help matters” or “You are so hot when you pee in a bucket.”   The picture is boring and over-hyped, ostensibly about big issues, and therefore, the Oscar nomination is explained.