Espíritu sagrado

What's weird about this movie is not how weird it is.

What's weird is that the weirdness is wasted at the end.

I really liked and enjoyed the atmosphere, I thought I was getting a lot of hidden messages, a lot of signs that would make sense in the end, when the revelation comes, but nope!

The end comes with a "twist" if you can call it that, which, even if you like it or not, it feels like all the build up has been wasted.

The backgrounds are loaded with detail which seems to hold meaning, the robotic attitudes of the inhabitants of the town seems to have something to do with what's going on..

I totally get what's the message at the end, I just think that (even if it's an important one) the movie could have done something bigger and crazier.

It's a bit of a disappointment, almost an anticlimactic ending, after so much tense atmosphere built up, and being what the ending is, some things don't make sense.

Also, there are way too many long scenes of static angles where nothing happens. Also seemingly to create some sort of tension, which in the end is gone on something completely unrelated.

The characters are bizarre, the kind that makes them interesting, humorous too, if you're familiar with Spanish accents and culture.

Cinematography is sometimes inspired, sometimes amateurish.

It's a mixed bag for me, I can't say it's bad, but I would be unsure to recommend it.

Probably better if you're a Spanish speaker and know Spanish culture, and like bizarre, creepy looking characters, this could be something you'd enjoy.

More and more creators begin to indulge in combining religion, growth and science fiction elements. Among the works seen recently, this one is the best and most charming.

This is about a member of a UFO hobbyist group whose niece has mysteriously vanished (which the movie is actually about). It's very slow, with long, lingering shots and goes for a very realistic feel with normal looking actors.

In some ways it feels like a David Lynch movie, but the people are very ordinary. They aren't quirky. Other than being interested in UFOs, that is.

The absent of professional actors should not be an insult to the acting professionals. The characters say their lines without hiding the fact they are directly reading without any intonation or motivation. On top of these failed dialogued scenes, the movie is filled with a succession of long sequences of people doing nothing remarkable to extend the duration of the movie without any meaning, like 4 minutes of a character going to to the kitchen to prepare a coffee.

This could be perfectly an amateur movie published directly in youtube and that would make total sense and give some added value to the effort of this people but, instead of that, the movie received funding from the government of Spain and some of the main producers of the country. A total joke.

I didn't know tha director. I have to watched the movie two times to say it is a great job, to understand it. And I will be seen it in the future much more times. A movie that you never forget. Very atmosferic, very touching. Incredible ending. Just watch it! The caracters are like realistic way of surreal happenings. Surrealustic movie, very touching and a real drama. First I thought it was a science fiction film, then I realise it was much much more. Much more intelligent, much more Lynch in it. Impossible to describe. Ineed to watch it more times, incredible from the start to the ending

8 stars out of 10.