Mother

Great beginning, then fading out into oblivion. Woman turns psycho after her son gets abducted. She befriends a boy the same age of her son. Minor traces of a plot that does not go anywhere. Watcher's beware. There is a chance you might have better things to do in your life with two hours than waiting for this film to end. I hope this was no spoiler: Maybe this film got financed on the first five pages of the screenplay and no one in the funding committees cared to read the screenplay to the end. 2* for the first 5 minutes

Story plays off of child kidnapping fears and in particular the missing child from a Portugal beach resort a decade ago. Inadequate investigation makes this movie more fantasy than substance. The missing child used a phone so police can identify it's location from past cell tower use; GPS; other technologies. Travel records & security video in the area could have been used. We see none of this in the movie. It's 10 years later and emotionally torn mom sees someone that could be her missing son. DNA, easy to get, would have been a quick simple solution. Instead we get a weird love story.

After watching the short film predecessor, which was nominated for the Oscar, I was expecting a story related to the dissapearance of Elena's son, Iván. It's been a real surprise how it's been developed, which takes place ten years after that tragedy and introduces us to a mother, Elena, who has just recovered and she has the bad or the good luck to meet a boy, Jean, who is age her son would be today.

The script is quite good, it's a scant irregular and especially the scene of the meeting with three men in the night club is totally left over, it's very unpleasant and adds nothing to the story. The rest of the characters on several occasions are overacted. In spite of this, I love the director's daring and the social criticism that love between a mand and a much younger woman is well seen, and the opposite is frowned upon.

It's magnificent to enjoy each image with this beauty of photography and the great chemistry between the two protagonists.

Finally, to highlight Marta Nieto's performance, there are no words to describe it. It's the best spanish performance of 2019.

Rarely have I been so affected by a film as this one. There is something very special here. There is a longing in this film that is so palpable and real.

The story is very original in its own way. Only a handful of movies have brought me to tears and this is one of them. The acting, the cinematography and the chemistry between Marta Nieto and Jules is something you never see in American cinema.

If you are looking for something different that will leave you with a feeling you can't quite describe, then this film is worth it.

I'm not much of a drama buff but this one stands out.

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Nice storytelling movie! I suggest to go and see it, if you like movies which analyse characters and their psychology