Over the last few days I saw two movies that definitely exist on both ends of the spectrum. Biutiful is the most recent depression-inducing feature from Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. He is a master filmmaker with incredible talent, but if one is looking for an uplifting film, he is not the director for you. I loved Biutiful. Javier Bardem proves once again why he is the greatest living actor. He can tell you more with a single expression than Channing Tatum will in his entire movie career.
Javier Bardem plays a criminal who was basically dealt a shit sandwich for a life. He has a terrible brother - his only family, is married a terrible woman and deals with nefarious characters for a living with no respect for humanity. He also has terminal cancer. His one bright spot is his children of whom he has full custody (which should instantly tell you the quality of his mother, considering he's a criminal). To tell you much more is to ruin the movie, but I will say that this was easily my favorite performance of the last few years. It's also simply a well-told story of a man coming to terms with his life as it comes to an end.
The Eagle is the story of a Roman Centurion who searches for the lost symbol of his father’s battalion. This will be a quick review. This movie is terribly scripted and terribly acted with fairly cliché music. The cinematography is all right but I wasn't a big fan of how the battle scenes are shot, as they were a touch hard to follow, that was simply a function of a small budget I'd wager. Don't waste your time.
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