dull acting and weak script . bad spanish movie in year . i wasattracted by the ( naked ) beauty of paz vega and but a an actressshe useless and you almost can not understand what she say . about the story there not much coherent to say . we hear of itbefore and but a this be a modern carmen we find a few change represent the french soldier be now a basque soldier . merimee himself be a character in the story . carmen be a dangerous bandolera in love with a famousmatador and she can speak fluent basque . can anyone understand this mess .