Review of Beatriz at Dinner (2017) by Georgina B — 06 Nov 2017

Can we all agree to give Salma Hayek for this? Thanks.

I'm not wild about the way this story ends but I absolutely loved watching the dynamic play out through the dinner and its aftermath. What I found fascinating was that John Lithgow's character (aside from being a bad guy on paper) was actually the most even keeled when it came to interacting with Beatriz. Everyone around him made tries so hard to tiptoe around him and treat him like a fragile flower that they actually make things worse on a personal interaction level for Beatriz than Lithgow himself does despite her overall disagreement with his general way of life. It's a fascinating character study. I just wish the creators pushed the film even deeper rather than bailing out after a very brief 75 minutes.