Beatriz at Dinner (2017)

the audience applauded

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Definitely not suited for the masses. Only for arthouse movie fans this picture might be an interesting portrait of a clash between the have and the have nots, between the rich and the poor, at the dinner table.The story is about a bunch of rich, yet corrupt real estate investors who accidentally invite a poor masseuse, (Salma Hayek) who has fallen victim to the destructive effects of those very same real estate investments.What is special about this movie is the personal relations we all have with people that might be dear to us, but unknowningly have totally other worldly views, that are exactly opposite to our own and even endanger those precious values that we believe in. Promising start, but a rather vague and unsatisfying ending. The subject is only interesting for those who care about saving the world for future generations. The direction isnt that special that I would care to praise it. Neither is the photography or soundtrack. "Beatriz at Dinner" is only interesting because of its subject matter. If you are interested in holism and saving the world then this movie can be an interesting watch. Salma Hayek plays excellently by the way, in a role and as a character we havent seen of her before.

First of all, the acting is amazing. However, the story and plot is what really spoiled this movie for me. The story is very flat, there are good people and bad people and no complex character or complexity in the plot. Completely predictable. There are no layers to the story. You end up not caring about any of the characters, but also get pissed off at them all, both left and right. Very uninteresting movie.

Salma's acting was actually good in this one. she plays a healing hippie who hates all animals getting hurt, and then starts yelling crazy towards a snobby arrogant jon Lithgow, because he killed a rhino. she dreams about stabbing his neck cuz she's so mad, and it turns out her pet goat died earlier that day. then she hops into a cab and drives to the beach and in a trance hops into the ocean. really...bizarre? they should call it Girl who Went Crazy and Commited Suicide. the ending left me with a what the he11 feeling. I didn't like it. wouldn't watch it again nor recommended unless you're really bored.

I was misled by the comedy/drama label on this film. There is nothing funny about it. It might be sly or ironic, but it's definitely not comedy! Both Hayek and Lithgow have done better work elsewhere.