Lo imposible (2012)

	Also Known As: The impossible
	Year of first release: 2012
	Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
	Actors: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor
	Country: E
	Genre: Drama
	Conditions of visioning: 14.01.2013, Schauburg
Synopsis: An account of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time.
Review: The movie is based on a true story of a Spanish family. It is also good to be focused on this family, through which we see all the disaster and the director builds an strong emotional link. After a while, the words of the family member get more weight, even if these are still simple. The kindness of local people is enhanced, as well as the ambivalent behaviour of occidental tourists (egoist or altruist), as in real life. The camera and sound tracks are working good in this emotional direction, as well as the actors. Actually, I could have awarded an 8/10 if the end of movie would not show the family suddenly extremely privileged, as this does not fit at all to the rest of the movie. If the director missed some 100EUR to hire a couple of walk-on actors, this is really really a pity.
Rating: 6 /10