La Fiesta Silenciosa

1.5 / 10.

What about this movie? From start to finish it's vague, there's no point, no action, no conversation, we don't bond with the characters. The elaboration is even worse, unrealistic, stupid and in the end one big nothing. Unexplained and unfinished. Actors unconvincing. The film doesn't hold attention.

You can anticipate everything that is going to happen, and the characters act in illogical ways. some things happen without justification, but still entertaining.

It is an unusual and interesting psychological thriller drama from Argentina. I am sure that only a handful of folks will watch and appreciate it, and I perfectly understand that, because it could have been slightly better in terms of pace and story telling too. It is a very modern and I would say social, plot, though the kind of scheme already been told before in numerous movies. Acting is poor, that's the main problem, not that convincing. The strong point is that after the first half, the rythm suddenlly accelerates. It remains worth watching mainly because it is from Argentina, a country which stuff is not that easily available in Europe. It shows how can normal people become berserk, get into rage and I thought a bit about Sam Pecinpah's STRAW DOGS.

This movies is a litmus test for misogyny and victim-blaming. If you hated it because you hated and blamed the main protagonist you need help. Professional help. It is an artsy movie with some of the scenes lasting unnecessarily long but the format of the movie supports these kind of scenes without making it pretentious. I really liked the ambiguous ending and I think this movie draws on the larger themes of assault, patriarchy, and victim blaming. Don't trust the reviews with bad ratings since most of them draw upon their own internalised misogyny.

Amazing movie, don't miss it if you cross paths with it. For real. It's very difficult to find a good argentinian film and this blew my mind. All their resourced played perfectly and couldn't been made better. Acting, setting are superb, you really won't find this quality in other indie argentinian films. Then the tension... it's very good. Normally these movies slow down in the second act, but this is not the case. It's perfectly crafted so your attention it's always on the point. It's really to celebrate this movie because believe me when I repeat, you will NOT find this quality filmmaking in any other argentinian production. Congratulations on everyone involved, your passion while doing this was transmitted to viewers, keep doing it this great.