I completely agree - Babel was stunning and breathtaking. The best movie I've seen in years. And Adriana Barazza was beyond wonderful, I cried almost whenever she was on screen, even in the moments when she was just tucking the kids into bed. I loved the script - how subtle it was - the dialogue was the way people actually talk - so you had to stop and think about what the character was really feeling or trying to communicate. I loved the contrast between the Japanese girl's public "party girl" persona and the way she shuffled off, in a traditional Japanese way, to get her visitor tea when she was at home. I loved that, in the Japanese segment, both of the older men proved themselves to be decent and honorable, thus going against the stereotype that all men will take advantage of any good opportunity. I ADORED Brad Pitt, he is one of our finest actors and, like Clooney, is hampered by being so attractive, we forget what depth and range he has. The "intimate scene" between him and Cate Blanchett was so well done and completely believable and yet impossible to describe to anyone, but it's a very true portrait of what might happen in a marriage. I thought this movie was stunning, I can't say enough good things about it. I saw it probably a month ago and I still think about it so frequently.