Review of Beatriz at Dinner (2017) by Dawdlingpoet — 27 Nov 2021

This is a film about the haves and have nots, feeling out of place socially perhaps and while it's rather mundane seeming to start with, indeed, for the most part, the end I felt had quite a strong and powerful feeling to it.

I thought both Salma Hayek and John Lithgow gave decent performances and I'd say its certainly somewhat thought-provoking - more in terms of being a piece of social commentary than anything else. It's not necessarily the most entertaining film around and the comedy is very much dark/black - this isn't a film to watch if you want easy, obvious laughs.

I'm not sure I'd say its funny as such at all necessarily - its more a sobering, somewhat thoughtful watch. On the downside, it is perhaps a little predictable but I still felt that it was worth seeing nevertheless.

I would cautiously recommend this film, yes.