Just Short of Perfect

Very cute RomCom. Would love to see this remade in America starring Peter Dinklage and Ally Michalka. Doesn't bother me that they used a regular size person; perhaps in Brazil thay don't have many dwarf actors to choose from. Was the leading lady divorced in real life? It's called ACTING. Leads and supporting casts were all very likeable and movie addressed a social stigma usually ignored: women are supposed to be shorter than their mates. Lastly, it is NOT racist! Enjoyable feel good movie!

I actually enjoyed this movie. I think it deserved a higher star rating. I'm not usually crazy about movies that are in a different language dubbed into English but this one was worth it. It was a cute story. I think it's worth watching.

Speaking as a short male, i was quickly disappointed, having not known too much about the cast prior to watching this film, when i noticed that a lot of the scenes seemed off with their perspectives. I paused the film, and quickly did some searching and came to realize that the actor in the lead role, was of a relatively normal size... not saying anything bad about his acting, he did bring a charismatic flair to the role... however, this isn't Jerry Lewis in the 1950s churning out another kooky offering... they could have cast a perfectly suitable short male actor in this role... and perhaps delved a bit more into the more trying aspects of being short, instead of switching the gears and hamming it up as short person shenanigans...

The main idea for the script is kinda good if you think we are bringing to light prejudice and stereotypes we may carry even if we assume we are open minded. But, considering it is a remake from a recently Argentinean movie and the silly interpretation of Hassum that is not new, Hassum is just copying american way of doing cinema, this movie only serves as entertainment for Brazilian audience and nothing else. It is a pitty he, after some great hits cannot go further and beyond being more creative at Netflix. He should consider make a movie about his life, about why he decided to become thin.

What you really want to watch that has all the charm this movie doesn't (and this movie just manages to copy and mess up the whole vibe) is called."UP FOR LOVE"... Trust me, you will absolutely adore the French original that is in English (at least the version I watched) instead of this. The movie (Up for Love) that shows a perfect gentleman/father with class. I get so tired of movies protraying men in a negative light, but "Up for Love" just hits on all cylinders.