Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
4/4
Filmmaking mastery it is
Rod - wrote on 08/04/2019
Each frame tells a story. From opening down to the closing sequences, everything is powerful. Even the backgrounds could spark a meaningful discussion. The fact that it is in black and white, it allows the audience to dive into the meaning of every element of this film, free from the distraction of colored films. I knew Alfonso Cuaron as master of camera tracking and uninterrupted shots,who would have thought that simple combination of excellently timed panning, horizontal tracking and exceptional static shots, would actually result to a master piece. Nothing fancy, simply brilliant! A low concept storyline executed well surely made this film really remarkable. Two things I got from Roma: (a) Shit happens. Shit happens to everyone. Shits happens to everyone because of men; and (b) if …
Rating of
3.5/4
Final review of 2018
Matthew Brady - wrote on 12/31/2018
“I like being dead.”
‘Roma’ is poetic film making at its finest. One of the beautiful and unique movies of 2018. Such an experience that after it was over, I struggled to utter a word. A masterful portrayal of joy, loss, betrayal, birth and heartbreak.
I’m honestly flawed by this. I cherish these type of movies.
I love the long tracking shots that lets the audience soak in the environment and scan every corner of the frame. The cinematography is so stunning and evocative, it implanted a image forever stuck in my mindset. Every frame is so carefully precise, I could make a picture frame out of them and hang up on a wall.
None of it felt fake, just real and raw. Same thing with the performances from everyone. Yalitza Aparicio is absolutely fantastic in this movie. …
Rating of
4/4
Review: ROMA
Mike A - wrote on 12/26/2018
Roma, Alfonso Cuaron's latest masterpiece, is one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen in my life -- a personal, powerful portrait of a woman named Cleo, a young domestic worker who aids a middle-class family in 1970's Mexico City. It's a story about life -- one woman's life alongside an ordinary family, and the string of difficulties and emotional aching that Cuaron presents around Cleo is absolutely captivating in its realism and raw emotion.
Shot beautifully in stunning black and white, Roma is visually dazzling and often breathtaking, and features what has now become one of my favorite tracking shots of all time. Cuaron manages to pull magnificent and emotional performances out of these mostly unseasoned actors, who embody their characters with empathy and authenticity. …
