Probably the only Spanish movie I’ll end up watching this year, unless a surprise drops somewhere along the way. The main reason I pressed play on this one was Ester Expósito. I really wanted to see her in a more serious role (still need to catch Venus), and honestly, she was easily the best part of the whole film.
I don’t think I’ve ever watched a movie where every single character was either annoying, disgusting, or straight-up unbearable, except her. And weirdly, I kind of respect that choice. It’s not easy to pull off a story where you dislike everyone on screen. The problem is that the script makes most of them feel childish, obnoxious, though to be fair, a few of them were too real in ways that made me uncomfortable.
The ending is a bit messy. The plot keeps shifting directions and then suddenly wraps up in an abrupt way. Strangely enough, I kind of liked that, though part of me wished they’d given just a bit more explanation. What really carried it was Ester’s performance, natural, convincing, and easily the highlight of the movie (aside from one decision her character makes near the end that felt a little off).
Also, I absolutely loved the scenes where Ester plays the cello—those moments felt elegant, emotional, and because I love listening to classical music played that beautifully.
On the technical side, there are some nice camera movements and visual touches that stood out to me, plus the horror elements sprinkled throughout were surprisingly effective. Even though most of the characters made me want to scream at the screen, Ester made it worth watching, please give her more roles like this
Probably the only Spanish movie I’ll end up watching this year, unless a surprise drops somewhere along the way. The main reason I pressed play on this one was Ester Expósito. I really wanted to see her in a more serious role (still need to catch Venus), and honestly, she was easily the best part of the whole film.
I don’t think I’ve ever watched a movie where every single character was either annoying, disgusting, or straight-up unbearable, except her. And weirdly, I kind of respect that choice. It’s not easy to pull off a story where you dislike everyone on screen. The problem is that the script makes most of them feel childish, obnoxious, though to be fair, a few of them were too real in ways that made me uncomfortable.
The ending is a bit messy. The plot keeps shifting directions and then suddenly wraps up in an abrupt way. Strangely enough, I kind of liked that, though part of me wished they’d given just a bit more explanation. What really carried it was Ester’s performance, natural, convincing, and easily the highlight of the movie (aside from one decision her character makes near the end that felt a little off).
Also, I absolutely loved the scenes where Ester plays the cello—those moments felt elegant, emotional, and because I love listening to classical music played that beautifully.
On the technical side, there are some nice camera movements and visual touches that stood out to me, plus the horror elements sprinkled throughout were surprisingly effective. Even though most of the characters made me want to scream at the screen, Ester made it worth watching, please give her more roles like this
