Review of Biutiful (2010) by Carlos I — 16 Apr 2016

An occasionally interesting Spanish film, with Bardem putting his heart in every scene, but there's so many threads that takes ages to come to fruition. Definitely too long @ 2.5 hours, but it's basically Uxbal (Bardem) trying to help out migrants, even though it's technically illegal, look after his kids & deal with his estranged wife, manage his cancer prognosis, and also communicate with the dead/moths - how/why are never explained or explored.

Drama, indeed! A quasi-happy ending, given the circumstances, but a little too disjointed and meandering to be great.