Beatriz at Dinner

Roadside Attractions | Release Date: June 9, 2017

5.3	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 52 Ratings

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GerNMar 9, 2018

This is NOT a comedy; it has almost no humor. Hayek is downtrodden, depressed and devastated throughout. Lithgow is amoral, pompous and boasting. Neither is interesting or entertaining. There is no ethical question; she is correct and heThis is NOT a comedy; it has almost no humor. Hayek is downtrodden, depressed and devastated throughout. Lithgow is amoral, pompous and boasting. Neither is interesting or entertaining. There is no ethical question; she is correct and he is evil. Although I completely agree with Hayek's character, it was a struggle to get through this film. And then the end was terrible, almost a flip-off for watching the whole thing. The worst film for both stars.… Expand

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BHBarryJun 10, 2017

“Beatriz at Dinner” stars Salma Hayek and John Lithgow in this story of a poor Mexican immigrant and health care provider who, by circumstance, becomes a dinner guest at a party given by one of her clients where she has a confrontation with a“Beatriz at Dinner” stars Salma Hayek and John Lithgow in this story of a poor Mexican immigrant and health care provider who, by circumstance, becomes a dinner guest at a party given by one of her clients where she has a confrontation with a multi billionaire played by Mr. Lithgow. When I first read the rave review in the LA Times, it seemed like this was a must-see film so I dutifully went on its opening day to view it. What a mistake. The writing and directing of this film leaves much to be desired with a plot that makes no sense and a character study that is both unrealistic and improbable. For the most part the fault is in the writing by Mike White for he portrays Ms. Hayek’s character with so many faces and traits that is difficult to believe that anyone like this could exist. The film is uncomfortable to watch for there is no sense of reality or credibility and what could have been an interesting class conflict film becomes an absurd viewing experience. I give the film a 1 rating with a warning to the prospective viewer to RSVP that he or she cannot attend this particular dinner party.… Expand

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soshaJun 25, 2017

I just saw this movie and quite honestly, I was shocked and relieved at the same time. I was shocked because I couldn’t imagine how this movie got the financing it needed to get shoot; and relieved because now I have an idea about what isI just saw this movie and quite honestly, I was shocked and relieved at the same time. I was shocked because I couldn’t imagine how this movie got the financing it needed to get shoot; and relieved because now I have an idea about what is presented to our societies. Separate from the standard blockbuster movies we usually see at the theaters, I have been noticing a new trend of films.

By the way, I am not going to write about what the movie is about, since, I assume, if you are already here reading, you might have an idea about this film. So this movie opposing good against bad, poor against rich, environmentalists against huge corporations, animal lovers against animal killers has a consequential effect upon our views and understandings of our societies. I have wasted my time watching this film. It presented us with a usual introduction to a person / problem. It stayed with the person / problem, Beatriz, here portrayed by Salma Hayek, for one hour twenty minutes, establishing her background, her personality, her point of views and especially her attitude towards rich, arrogant, selfish businessman like the character Doug. And then, abruptly, the main character, Beatriz, commits suicide. Really??????? Really????? You just wasted an hour (and more) of my life to come to the conclusion of ‘the bad guy wins’??!!!!! Really???? So to get back to my intro, I have been noticing a new trend of films, which play on the emotions of the spectator all along, from the beginning till the end; and at the last minute of the film, shakes up things towards the opposite of what we were feeling. Through the whole movie we sympathized with Beatriz, we thought she would change the world, up to the point where she commits suicide. REALLY????? Why sympathize with her if the big corporations will crush her? Why waste so much time on her personality if she won’t be able to change anything?? And MOST IMPORTANTLY, why did she feel so hopeless? Many care givers are satisfied by the little amount of care they award to the needed. If her cause was that dear to her, why didn’t she stick around to defend it? Why someone who believes in Jesus and Buddha have so much hatred in themselves and towards others? Why, a person like Doug, influence her when he told her “everyone is dying, animals, humans…”, so she commits suicide at the end? I don’t know why. I tried to answer my own questions. I felt stupid trying to answer questions from a stupid movie…

Such a shame!!!!… Expand

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StarNina111Dec 10, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolute bummer of a movie. Not at all what I thought it was going to be like. I actually got angry at the end. I wanted to root for Salma's character because of the obvious racism and elitism of the other characters but she made it hard to defend her. She ended up making a case for why you can't mix 'the help' with your other guests and that makes me very disappointed in this movie.… Expand

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evonne2017Jun 25, 2017

How this is labeled a comedy or a movie I cannot understand. I went with a friend without researching the movie and I was very disappointed I spent a time watching a one side lecture from Al Gore. For me this movie was not informative,How this is labeled a comedy or a movie I cannot understand. I went with a friend without researching the movie and I was very disappointed I spent a time watching a one side lecture from Al Gore. For me this movie was not informative, entertaining, or the least bit interesting. When I go to a movie I went a story with characters, This is movie spent lecture from the left and watching Selma facial expressions, which I tried of with 2 sec of the so called movie. It was a waste of a evening… Expand

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