Biutiful Reviews

Since I'm a huge fan of Alejandro González Iñárritu, I really had to watch this movie at some point. Well, first of all, I thought it was such a depressing movie... I mean, there was absolutely no joy but only total despair in the life of Uxbal played by the always brilliant Javier Bardem. Still, I must admit that, even though I did enjoyed this movie, it is probably the weakest movie I have seen so far directed by Iñárritu. Maybe it had to with the fact that there was too much material to explore. I mean, they gave us a look on criminal life, homosexuality, marital issues, illegal immigration, bipolarity and even some psychic paranormal stuff. Still, it was far from being a bad movie. Indeed, Iñárritu’s directing was as usual really strong and Bardem's performance was quite impressive. Seriously, the guy definitely carried the whole thing on his shoulders. This movie also reminded me of 'Gomorra', in the sense that they completely removed all the glamour surrounding this kind of criminal life style. Indeed, even though Uxbal seemed to have some contacts with the police and every layers of the criminal system, he didn’t have a fancy car or much money and he even lived in some shitty appartment with his kids. Anyway, to conclude, even though it was not really fascinating, it was still a very well made drama and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Iñárritu's work.