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Biutiful is the fourth feature from Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu ( Amores Perros, 21 Grams, Babel ) and the first without teamed with screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga header, then the conflict that existed between them. After seeing the film one thing is clear to us: the lack of such collaboration others is evident. Although Biutiful maintains very definite style of Mexican director, the weakest point of the film lies in the script, an element that played a key role in Iñárritu's previous films.

The film takes us to the Barcelona underworld to introduce a Uxbal (a masterful Javier Bardem), a father who discovers that his days are numbered after a doctor diagnosed with terminal cancer. Uxbal is when he began to leave the accounts with his children, his wife and a bipolar families from Asia and Africa with which handles business on the black market in the city. On this occasion, no intersecting stories or an ensemble of actors who go through the same circumstances. Biutiful completely turns to his main character and develops a story completely immersed in the drama. The development of such sad stories and despair is nothing new for those who have followed González Iñárritu's filmography, but this time abused in excess of drama and the film becomes an exercise not only extremely depressing, but line in tedium. The film strives to show the irony of his title, focusing on the saddest situations facing the protagonist.

add to this is endless subplots that in several cases contribute anything relevant to the main story and serve as mere filler for a movie that could well have lasted a little less without changing the message you are trying to convey. Despite the weak script, the film manages to stay afloat thanks to the wonderful performance of Javier Bardem, who does not need to talk to communicate with gestures and glances the terrible ordeal through which her character goes through. My respect for the great Bardem. Another point in favor of the film is the photography of Rodrigo Prieto's cinematography is also head of Iñárritu, who has been responsible for great works in Broken Embraces, Lust Caution and Brokeback Mountain, Ang Lee latter. That touch almost magic of photography provides the realism and film plunges us into the underworld of the English city.

Some people have given to Alejandro González Iñárritu the title of author, but I think he still has much experience to go before being awarded the qualification. Yes, his three previous films have been making clear his unique style and expertise, but Biutiful is a small setback in his acclaimed and short career. I wonder if the outcome of this latest film will make ¨ Black "back to work with Arriaga or you risk to turn the story of another writer. In short, Biutiful is a must for the faithful followers of the director and Javier Bardem or for those masochists who like to go out in a total state of depression of cinema.


Rating: ** 1 / 2