You're Basically Gonna Love It or Hate It

Rating: 9/10 (18 December 2017)

I pretty much loved it. This is a movie of big ideas. I guess they're calling that "pretentious" now. I remember when they used to call it "smart." Okay, enough snarkiness.
These actors are brilliant. Javier Bardem is exceptional as a husband and artist who is charming yet often cold. I found myself constantly wondering if he loved his wife or not. The film does not give you easy answers.
Michelle Pfeiffer plays a complex female character who ranges from tactful to wildly inappropriate. Sometimes she's irresistible. Sometimes she's disgusting. That's rare to see now since older women usually have to play one of 6 or 7 different cookie-cutter roles.
It is slow and deliberate for most of the duration. Stick with it. There are little scenes that seem like they don't really matter, but appearances are deceiving.
The final act is quite different. I found it wonderfully weird. It finds a way to circle back to the beginning. It begs you to interpret it, but I want to let you make sense of it for yourself.