I'm only 23 minutes in, and already this is a new favorite!
Everything from the narration, to the color, to the music, the cultural references, and the actors and actresses! This film is like a delicacy for the senses! It is poetry! I love it!!
Jenna Ortega is definitely one of my favorite stars of this era. Anytime I see her, I know it's going to be something I like! I'm just lucky that way - because I would like her even if I didn't like the movies, but as luck would have it, the people I like tend to be in movies I like as well. Thank God! What a joy!
Every time I see Jenna Ortega, I think the new Elena Anaya. They look so much alike, they could play mother and daughter! Love them both - so beautiful! And so is this movie! Will update further, once I see the rest of it. But for now, 10 out of 10 stars!
Update: Well, that took a turn! Without giving any spoilers, I will just say that it isn't quite the demure, sweet little piece of poetry that I saw it as at first. Nonetheless, it's still such a good movie, I must keep the rating the way it is.
Side note: This is another film to add to my Joan / Alice connections collection, because out of the blue, there's a character named Alice in this film, and she is seeing shortly after the poet Joan Didion is mentioned. And with this being a kind of a love story, I like that connection very much!
Everything from the narration, to the color, to the music, the cultural references, and the actors and actresses! This film is like a delicacy for the senses! It is poetry! I love it!!
Jenna Ortega is definitely one of my favorite stars of this era. Anytime I see her, I know it's going to be something I like! I'm just lucky that way - because I would like her even if I didn't like the movies, but as luck would have it, the people I like tend to be in movies I like as well. Thank God! What a joy!
Every time I see Jenna Ortega, I think the new Elena Anaya. They look so much alike, they could play mother and daughter! Love them both - so beautiful! And so is this movie! Will update further, once I see the rest of it. But for now, 10 out of 10 stars!
Update: Well, that took a turn! Without giving any spoilers, I will just say that it isn't quite the demure, sweet little piece of poetry that I saw it as at first. Nonetheless, it's still such a good movie, I must keep the rating the way it is.
Side note: This is another film to add to my Joan / Alice connections collection, because out of the blue, there's a character named Alice in this film, and she is seeing shortly after the poet Joan Didion is mentioned. And with this being a kind of a love story, I like that connection very much!