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Bombal (2011)
A tepid portray of a disturbed woman.
SPOILER AHEAD. I forced myself to watch this movie... It was painful. Ferrari still seems to be a bit wet behind the ears. After a few minutes I stopped caring about the characters having to endure the badly written script, bad acting, the unconvincing accents- the Chilean actors who played Argentinian characters just didn't make a decent effort shows and the director didn't care. Besides, just focusing on the early life of this writer seems incredibly naive since the story got way more interesting after tried to kill her lover. The text on the screen explaining what happened after the movie was is just unbelievably dumb and shows a waste of potential for the story. I never liked Bombal's writings- overvalued in my opinion- but her life could have been shown in a more interesting light. A wasted opportunity. Better luck next time.
En la cama (2005)
It doesn't work.
Bize has a very unique style. Saying that I don't mean his movies are of my liking anyway. Every time I watch his films I end up saying "meh" (e.g.: "La Vida de los Peces"). I'm left with the feeling that his exploration of the characters just shows he can't really tell a story well. The whole purpose of a film is to tell a story that somehow changes the way we see things. Matias' footnotes become just passing comments we don't remember fondly in the end. There are just a few kind of stories that justify keeping two people in a room when they aren't locked up or hiding. This isn't one of them. The abundance of innuendos get in the way of the story, which isn't cohesive.
Making a movie is not an easy task. For the effort alone, he and his crew have my sympathy. But Matias needs to mature and explore new avenues. Some day I might like and even recommend one of his movies.