Biutiful (2010)

Biutiful (2010)

Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Cast: Javier Bardem, Maricel Alvarez

21 grams, Amores Perros, Babel, well this the fourth film from Alejandro González Iñárritu, stable. Be prepared to be a witness to a heart wrenching tale with in depth view of the troubled lives of the concerned. Some morbid tendencies, some psychological disturbances, human trafficking and exploitation, infidelity, corruption, guilt, greed…Well, the idea is not list them all….But you get a picture of what to expect. When you deal with such issues, you are bound to be touched, or you could simply find the whole stuff as one of the members of the audience said “bhaara” or “heavy” stuff. It’s intended to be and does a good job at that.

Well this movie had really interesting names of characters, which I have never ever heard of before – Uxbal (what a name), Ige, Marambara,Mateo (can understand it’s Mathew otherwise)

Now, that goes as far as the critical review is concerned. Let me come to some, well you can decide what to call it….When you look at Javier, he has huge fingers, a huge face, a not so sharp nose, but a long one, a big forehead. A head too big for his body. Did you feel so? Maricel does have a very peculiar nose. Together on screen, they are nose-wise poles apart!! And add to that the little ‘how papa proposed me’ story by Maricel, makes you think it about it all the more…