Review of Little Ashes

Awkward and tragic. I love the idea of creating a film documenting the time and the lives of these three artists who were so coincidentally placed in the same moment in time and tragedy in the same school in Madrid. Unfortunately, this was not exactly the film I had hoped for.

I must admit that I was going for four stars in the beginning. Pattinson is horrifically cast, and I found myself wondering if they could find a Spanish actor for Garcia Lorca, why in the world could they not find one that could at least pull off a believable Spanish accent for Dali. I also am certain that this film should have been in Spanish. I cringed every time Garcia Lorca's words were dubbed over in English. Still, it was a portrayal of the life and times of two very great artists, and my fascination over the tragic death of Garcia Lorca impells me to love this film.

It had me crying by the end, and that in itself is worth the eight stars I'm giving it. Here's hoping that the next one is in Castellano and focused on the horror developing in Spain at the time.