Not Much More than Magic in 'Maestro'
In 'Maestro,' we're left with an impression but not with an understanding of the main character.

A young woman, Yassandra Barrios, emerges as a leader on her island (just off the coast of Colombia) to save the reef that's vital to its survival. She learns to dive, studies Marine Biology, and rallies the fishermen and other islanders to protect Tierra Bomba from international shipping and trawlers. She inspires those around her with a vision of a sustainable future for their island home.
In 'Maestro,' we're left with an impression but not with an understanding of the main character.
The newest Pedro Almodóvar movie, Pain and Glory, focuses on an aging and debilitated filmmaker, Salvador Mallo (played by Antonio Banderas) reflecting on his life in his old age.
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These confines won’t really encourage you to read the film as a metaphor for the nerve-inducing experience we’ve all been through over the last year, however — and in the interest of maintaining your dignity, you probably shouldn’t. While the sociopolitical commentary may have worked for the similarly-themed Buried (2010), in which we find Ryan Reynolds on his own buried alive in the Middle East, but this futuristic take on the premise is best left as a piece of distracting entertainment. Nevertheless, the atmosphere is no less suffocating, literally and dramatically.
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