Julieta Reviews

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was directed by Pedro Almodovar, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, to be honest, I’m not surprised that it didn’t make much waves when it was released. Indeed, it was a decent watch but there is no doubt that it was a minor effort for the Spanish master. The main issue I had was that, even though it was fairly short (not even 100 mins), it still felt seriously drawn-out. I mean, through the whole thing, you get to see some rather random scenes but, afterwards, I came to the conclusion that they didn’t have much to do with the plot or, at least, the connection was just very thin. Then, there was this final revelation but it was just so hard to swallow. Maybe it was because the whole thing was focusing solely on Julieta and never on Antía but it was as a result pretty much impossible to understand her choice. Seriously, to leave her mother like this without any explanation and without reaching out to her in more than a decade was just so cruel and, once again, fairly incomprehensible. Before that, we did spend quite some time with Julieta and her family but nothing really dramatic ever happened which might have explained Antía’s drastic decision. I mean, sure, it was very sad that her father died at sea but the guy was a fisherman, those things happen, and nobody could predict that he would end up in a storm like that. That’s probably the issue, the fact their family seemed to be so stable and harmonious and, in my opinion, there was never enough tension or drama explaining such a dramatic twist. Anyway, to conclude, even if it didn’t really work, it was still well directed and acted and it is worth a look, especially if you are interested in Almodovar’s work.