1.   The soundtrack is not quite in sync with the picture.

2.   Although the stories, spoken and sung, sometimes grow too wordy, the soundtrack is a cross-rhythmic, cross-cultural swirl, dizzy with ideas.

3.   And the lively Latin soundtrack is the best thing about the movie.

4.   As revealed on a CD from Warner Bros., the soundtrack is delightful.

5.   At a recent press screening, its video colors looked bleached, and the soundtrack was wobbly.

6.   Because of the popularity of the movie, the soundtrack is likely to be an influential top-seller.

7.   But embedded in the theater that surrounds it is the soundtrack of everyday politics, its strains, stresses and symbols.

8.   But the soundtrack is another matter.

9.   But the soundtrack is as weightless as the story and almost as predictable.

10.   But the soundtrack is compelling, and the cameos also conspire to keep you watching.