Retorno

Netflix use to be good but all these shows they add either have horrible actors, the endings are like why did I just watch that. This movie is all over the place. Will not recommend.

As "Recurrence" (2022 release from Argentina; 115 min.; original title: "Pipa") opens, a woman is found dead. We then go to "A Few Hours Earlier", and we get to know a rich family in a remote rural area of Argentina. There is a big party at the family mansion, and one of the staff people, Samanta, is the woman found dead some hours later... What exactly happened here? At this point we are 10 minutes into the movie.

Couple of comments: this is the latest from Argentinean writer-director Alejandro Montiel ("Intuition"). Here he intends to bring a crime thriller. It's not at all clear for quite a while that the key character is a woman named Manuela, apparently an erstwhile cop. I kept waiting for things to pick up, and kept waiting, and waiting... I could not get into it whatsoever and gave up an hour into the movie, sorry. It wasn't until afterward, when I read up on this movie, that I realized that "Recurrence" is a sequel of sorts to a prior movie (20178s "Perdida", or "Loss") starring that same character Manuela (and played by the same actress, Luisana Lopilato). Even though "Recurrence" is supposed to be a stand-alone film, it's pretty clear to me that having seen "Perdida" would've answered a lot of questions I had about the lead character, and would also have given me a much better context within which to appreciate "Recurrence".

"Recurrence" recently premiered on Netflix, where it was "suggested" to me based on my viewing habits. Typically I trust these suggestions quite a bit, but in this instance, I wish I was aware that "Recurrence" comes after "Loss" and "Loss" (also on Netflix) should've been recommended to me before "Recurrence". Viewer beware!

OK movie to pass the time. Credits for being from Argentina and showing nice landscapes, but yeah, story is lacking and acting is mediocre. Passes the time though.

First things first: it has been a minute since I saw the first movie that starred the character of Pipa. It still remains the best of the three movies that have been made. And I never even thought back then that it would become a lose trilogy of sorts. Pipa wouldn't have thought so herself, so there is that.

Now I do more than respect any other opinion and I say this knowing that I will probably get more thumbs down reactions than "helpful" ones. But I still want to point out what this is not: a tv show! Now if you don't like the movie, that is as I have said many times, more than understandable. We all have different tastes. Just do not confuse what this is, with what you think it is. Also be honest enough if you either didn't watch it through or not at all.

That aside and either assuming you have seen the other two movies or do not really care that much, I can tell you that you do not have to have seen them. It would give you a more nuanced look at the backstory of our main character (Pipa - though it had a different title when I started it on Netflix yesterday). She was in the police force - and that is why when something happens in this movie ... well she thought she was out and they drew her back in (no pun intended - you may recognize that quote from another movie - not making connections).

The movie is making political but also social statements. Some things are a bit cliche (especially when it comes to the whole poor vs. Rich thing), but it works in the realm of the story and movie. Well played and acted, this may have flaws, but is overall a decent movie - if you suspend your disbelief enough that is.

Im only 30 minutes in and its enough. The scenes transitions makes no sense, its all over the place but going nowhere at the same time. Music is weird and cheap, its just overall confusing. I cant judge the whole movie but 30 minutes was enough to call it quits.