O Silêncio do Pântano

Watched for Pedro but it couldnt be worse. The worst movie ever.O

The movie is an open ended film. But that doesn't mean you have to cut it abruptly. All the potential lost to add some pseudo artistic value, it tries to bring in. Misused talent and lost ideas mixed up with some good production values.

But why?!

The movie starts with a great premise: a sociopath writer, a swamp both actual and metaphorical and a power struggle in the mob. The performances are great too. Sadly the plot starts wobbling around aimlessly in the second part, hinting at social issues of various kind without really making a point about any of it. Overall an interesting watch but not a revolutionary one

I'm not surprised by some of the negative reviews. This film starts off with a clever premise, that mixes in a Spanish social justice psychopath, reminiscent of "Dexter", with a literary bent and the world of high stakes corruption.

What follows tracks well, up to a point, where the lines between fact and fiction blur. What you are left with is open ended and up to you to interpret, with no solid conclusion.

Its a "tree falls in the woods" deal that is somewhat disconcerting. I can fully see why people who like a linear plot, with a tidy outcome might find it annoying.

I certainly felt a little disorientated but ultimately I was left feeling more positive about this film, than not. Sure its plot is light on detail but it makes its points with an enigmatic cleverness. The cast is well chosen, the characters interesting and the acting excellent.

It also makes some very pertinent points about the distance power places between people from distinct social strata, notions of corruption and the inequity of establishment justice.

7/10 from me.

Slow. Slow. Predictable. Splatter. Without a story. I do not recommend it. Unless you are a slave of the Casa de Papel. But it is not worth it.