Score: 1 / 5
It might be gorgeously shot, but the content is nothing we know or care about. It's all in black and white in homage to someone we don't know or care about. So why has Roma become the hit movie of this awards season and the thing everyone is going to pretend to know and care about?
I couldn't tell you.
Roma is the most boring movie I've seen in years. Endlessly indulgent, sick with sentiment, and dripping with artistic pretense, the film seems happy with simply showcasing the life of an average housekeeper in an average family during average times in their lives. Sure, there's a forest fire at one point and a child almost drowns in the ocean and there's a bizarre violent student march in the streets; but even more screen time is devoted to the dog's shit covering the garage floor and the mother's inability to drive her car.
You could say it's worthwhile to get the "slice of life" from such an average family in Mexico City, especially in the middle of the Trump administration, and you could say that the family drama is interesting, if you're interested in such soapy baloney. Or you could say, like me, that the lengthy flick is more like watching Cuaron flip through old family photo albums. Pretty, sweet, and ultimately something I'd rather not do.
I couldn't tell you.
Roma is the most boring movie I've seen in years. Endlessly indulgent, sick with sentiment, and dripping with artistic pretense, the film seems happy with simply showcasing the life of an average housekeeper in an average family during average times in their lives. Sure, there's a forest fire at one point and a child almost drowns in the ocean and there's a bizarre violent student march in the streets; but even more screen time is devoted to the dog's shit covering the garage floor and the mother's inability to drive her car.
You could say it's worthwhile to get the "slice of life" from such an average family in Mexico City, especially in the middle of the Trump administration, and you could say that the family drama is interesting, if you're interested in such soapy baloney. Or you could say, like me, that the lengthy flick is more like watching Cuaron flip through old family photo albums. Pretty, sweet, and ultimately something I'd rather not do.
Exactly my reaction, Micah. I don’t know why the critics think Roma is Oscar worthy. It’s not only not great - it’s not even good.
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