Directed by: Miguel Arteta
Written by: Mike White
Starring: Salma Hayek, John Lithgow, & Connie Britton
When Beatriz's (Hayek) car breaks down while doing a masseuse job, she ends up having dinner with her client's rich friends. While at dinner, she realizes the differences between her and them.
This movie had so much potential through most of the film and just fell flat at the end.
Salma Hayek gave a great performance. She shows what her character is thinking just from her face. Her facial expressions exhibit great sorrow and hatred towards those she's conversing with.
Britton and Lithgow also give great performances, which show the false compassion and utter arrogance assumed by the rich.
Another positive, besides the performances, is the moral of the story. I took it to be the rich get richer off the suffering of others. The film shows through magnificent writing the racial differences between being white versus Latino. In addition, the film also shows socioeconomic differences in attitude and recreational activities as well as what each type of person holds dear whether it be money or love.
But towards the end, the film falls apart and becomes a confusing mess. It seemed like Wright didn't know how to end the dinner and just tried to tie it all together with showing the differences of the rich and poor in another way. It didn't work. 3 popcorns.
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