An average movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was starring Gael Garcia Bernal, I thought I might as well check it out. First of all, I didn’t know much about Pablo Neruda so I figured this movie would be a nice way to get acquainted with the famous poet. Well, even though Pablo Larraín definitely took an unconventional approach to the biopic genre, to be honest, I have to admit that I really had a hard time to care about the end-result though. Basically, even though this movie seemed to be about the few years after WWII during which Neruda had to hide in Chile before going in exile in Europe , it wasn't at all the main focus of this movie after all, in fact, even Neruda himself was not the focus here. In this case, you might then expect that the main character would be Óscar Peluchonneau, a cop who was chasing Neruda at the time, especially since the voice-over by Gael García Bernal was pretty much constant through the whole thing, but it was still not the case either. So, after reading all this, you might rightfully wonder what this movie was all about then and that’s probably exactly the reason why I didn’t feel much connection with it. Basically, they went for some poetic approach and, while I appreciate their commitment to deliver something different, as far as I was concerned, I thought it was rather alienating. At the end of the day, if you don’t mind that all the characters basically speak in riddles through the whole thing, you will probably enjoy this movie more than I did. Anyway, to conclude, even though this movie didn’t really work for me, it was still a decent watch and I think it is worth a look, especially if you are eager to see something slightly more artistic and original than your usual biopic.