Genre: Drama
*ing: Javier Bardem, Maricel Alvarez
I am not sure how many of your watched ‘Babel’ and ’21 Grams’ … if you did watch them and liked them it means you liked Alejandro González Iñárritu. The same writer, director who was nominated twice for Palm D’Or at Cannes and having many other awards at major film festivals comes with yet another masterpiece titled ‘Biutiful’. Most of you may be familiar with Javier Bardem and he needs no introduction … however … in this movie you get to see a very different Javier who truly displays his acting skills as a serious actor. ‘Biutiful’ is a powerful story of a dying man, a caring father, a man seeking redemption and a man connecting with afterlife. Brilliantly set and shot in the by lanes and shanties of Madrid exposing the dark side of the city. I say this movie is a an extraordinary piece of work on part of the writer, director and the actors. The only set back is the runtime … a slightly better work by the edit department and snip away 20 min from the run time … this movie will be 100% complete. Nonetheless, all said and done this one is a fantastic piece of art if you have liked earlier works of Alejandro Iñárritu.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1164999/
Rotten Tomatoes: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/biutiful/
*ing: Javier Bardem, Maricel Alvarez
I am not sure how many of your watched ‘Babel’ and ’21 Grams’ … if you did watch them and liked them it means you liked Alejandro González Iñárritu. The same writer, director who was nominated twice for Palm D’Or at Cannes and having many other awards at major film festivals comes with yet another masterpiece titled ‘Biutiful’. Most of you may be familiar with Javier Bardem and he needs no introduction … however … in this movie you get to see a very different Javier who truly displays his acting skills as a serious actor. ‘Biutiful’ is a powerful story of a dying man, a caring father, a man seeking redemption and a man connecting with afterlife. Brilliantly set and shot in the by lanes and shanties of Madrid exposing the dark side of the city. I say this movie is a an extraordinary piece of work on part of the writer, director and the actors. The only set back is the runtime … a slightly better work by the edit department and snip away 20 min from the run time … this movie will be 100% complete. Nonetheless, all said and done this one is a fantastic piece of art if you have liked earlier works of Alejandro Iñárritu.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1164999/
Rotten Tomatoes: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/biutiful/
Though the story line is something which wallows in sadness all around, the movie is worth watching for none other than Javier Bardem. It's his flawless acting prowess that makes the journey of 'Biutiful' truly and in every way Beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteRecommended only for those who are into experimental cinema and not otherwise.