Beatriz at Dinner
Beatriz at Dinner
R | 09 June 2017 (USA)
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Beatriz, an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, has drawn on her innate kindness to build a career as a health practitioner. Doug Strutt is a cutthroat, self-satisfied billionaire. When these two opposites meet at a dinner party, their worlds collide, and neither will ever be the same.

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VeteranLight

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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Moustroll

Good movie but grossly overrated

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Listonixio

Fresh and Exciting

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Sarita Rafferty

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

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krocheav

I did not expect this movie to be so absorbing or to take on such a compelling subject. Salma Hayek has delivered some emotive performances but maybe nothing quite as personally intense as she gives here. No movie can please everyone and this one won't change that but, for the sensitive viewer, it certainly should offer quite a bit to contemplate. Mike White's script effectively studies the differences between those who have much (like, way more than they need) and those who care dearly for what little they have. Performances are uniformly good and some have tried to draw comparisons between Trump, and the character of the high-profile building developer played by John Lithgow but, any number of ultra-rich opportunists fit this image, including the Clinton's and Obama's of this world - so I can't buy that interpretation whatever.Miguel Arteta's direction keeps these observations on track while the strikingly stylish imagery delivered by director of photography Wyatt Garfield, is nothing short of poetic (no cheap handheld shots to spoil this potent character study) Lovely descriptive music, scored by Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh (mixed with other compositions) adds just the right touch for this thoughtful examination of a group of self-obsessed business people - meeting for dinner & playing the 'relationship' game (spelt big $) along with an outsider who wears her heart on her sleeve, and calls these deals out for what she feels they are. The ending is somewhat ambiguous and I felt the story deserved a little better - did the writer not have the courage to take on today's business ethics or is this just another example of the now trendy --woman on the verge theme-- currently popular with movie makers? Some aspects of this story brought to mind another compelling 'dinner' film: "Wetherby" from '85, written by David Hare. Beatriz' is well worth watching and even deserves to be revisited. Some language here and there.

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david_b_chavez

Don't get caught up in the attempted artistry of satiracle dark humor. Anybody can claim something is art and it be a scapegoat. Love all actors... but they should've sat this one out. There's no story and it's devoid of meaning. There's nothing beautiful and there's no hidden message... Salma spends half of the movie showing you she is connected to the family and spend the other half proving she's not by just stating a bunch of rude nonsense in a random manner. I never write reviews... I love all movies... that have a point... this one didn't.... It is what it is...

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d_r_card

Found nothing funny at all in this movie. The rich white people are shallow and selfish and make their money by ruining the planet and the lives impacted by their so-called 'developments'.On the other hand, Beatriz is a highly relatable character bewildered by these people.

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tihomirseremesic

Salma handled the role amazingly and had that warmth and light in her eyes while acting. This world needs a change and this movie shows that we are all giving up... If someone is maybe willing to speak out on behalf of all people who are suffering from stupid politics and other stuff this is the movie that is going to give them the last push to do it!

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