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Hola amigos, buenas vibras para todos.
**Hello friends, good vibes to all.
With the title that I am giving to the review, it unintentionally ended up being a kind of pun, because in Spanish this film is called "Los Extraños". The detail is that one thing has nothing to do with the other because the reality is that it is a very strange film to the point that as I write these words I do not know if I liked it or not and I do not know what rating to give it; the latter although it has no value I feel that it can help you to locate better in case you have not seen anything but for the first time I think there will be no final appreciation. When I decide to see this film that is a bit in the mainstream I thought I would find an average suspense, it wasn't like that, or was it? - I really don't know, and this is thanks to the ending, if you have already seen it you will know what I'm talking about.
When you close a movie the idea is for the conclusion to generate some kind of emotion, for better or worse. In this case the ending was supposed to generate something in me but ended up producing a totally opposite feeling, hence my somewhat hesitant and surprised reaction. But be warned, the movie is quite entertaining, it's a suspense/drama that may have some slight vibes to Peele's film "Get Out" but with a bit more twisted undertone perhaps. It tells us a bit about unresolved traumas, about wanting to be someone you're not and how you often can't escape the past. But well, let's go deeper into this strange film.
This story begins with Neve (Ashley Madekwe) a very wealthy woman who lives in the outskirts of London where life is quiet, luxurious and without any problems. There she lives with her husband and two children in what appears to be the model family and the example of many. But as not all that glitters is gold under that beautiful figure and that perfect armor there are some very dark plots that very few people, if anyone, knows about. How do they begin to come to light? - Well, with the arrival of a couple of people in the neighborhood who always seem to be close to her, wherever Neve goes, wherever this woman and this man will be to be noticed.
This starts when the presence of this pair of individuals begins to affect our protagonist to the point of questioning the fact that she may be going crazy because in her mind these people are not there, her sanity will begin to waver. Already the plot will lead us to know who these people are, why they are there and why they are so strange. What Neve doesn't know is that her fairy tale life is about to collapse like a tower of cards because as I said, you can't escape from the past and that lies have short legs. Let the drama, intrigue and above all suspense begin for the Williams family.
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It is a film with a very strange vibe to the point that there are several passages where it is very uncomfortable to watch because you do not understand what is happening and the attitude of the protagonist. At first Neve seems like an ordinary woman but as the story progresses certain disturbing and unsettling ways of acting come to light and give an extra sinister touch to everything. IT IS NOT HORROR. With this film happens what is already customary, that to everything they want to put the label of this genre when it is not, nothing further from reality. It is a drama that goes hand in hand with its suspense in some disturbing moments, nothing exaggerated or extraordinary but yes, there is a touch that makes the film has "something".
Personally I did not get bored because that doubt of knowing what is really behind everything is something that motivates you to keep watching, hence it is very entertaining, at least that part is fulfilled. Once everything is discovered another stage begins where the uncertainty I think increases slightly because it is not very clear what these people want, actually if you know what they want, but it is their way to get it and their behaviors that ends up fitting. Not everything is rosy, I feel that there were over acted performances, there was a particular fact to which I did not see any sense and most importantly, it is a film that does not leave you completely satisfied or yes, it depends on your way of seeing things.
The film has an important traumatic load, in fact it is the epicenter of everything and it is the family environment that will be most affected because it is a trauma that has been carrying and hiding for years. We will see how can be the attitude of a person totally disconnected from reality, I would say without any kind of attachment or emotions and how that affects her environment and herself. Just for that point the story is a bit interesting, it has a hook that I think is what makes people not stop watching it half the time, I never thought of removing it but I would understand if there is someone who does and is that I repeat again, I'm still deciphering if I liked the film or not.
Characters. I honestly don't have much to say beyond Ashley, the main character. I thought she did a decent job and a pretty decent performance. You could see in her body language the fear, the anguish, the reactions to the aforementioned trauma, the pretending to want to be someone totally different; the truth is that her performance stood out. Otherwise nothing to highlight. There was for me a very fake performance, Dione's to be more specific. I didn't believe at any moment her role or her acting, I felt it was very fake and over acted. It's a very personal perception but yes, it was hard to see her on screen.
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I have no qualification whatsoever. And this is neither bad nor good, I just don't have a strong criterion to do so. The ending folks, the ending is the icing on the cake, it's what will make and forge, hopefully, your opinions regarding this film. Very personally, it left me a little bit unsettled, literally speechless. Do I recommend it? - Yes. And I do so in order for you to feel the closure of the story. Maybe you like it, maybe you hate it, I'm somewhere in the middle, in a limbo which is very rare for me to fall into. It's on Netflix and it's a little over an hour and a half long. I leave you the trailer so you can take a look at it.
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Bueno mi gente por hoy es todo, espero que les haya gustado. ¡Un abrazo a todos, nos vemos en la próxima!
***Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it. ¡Hugs to all, see you all in the next one!