Number Rolled: 70
Movie Name/Year: The
Firefly (2013)
Tagline: None
Genre: Drama,
Fantasy, Romance
Length: 84
minutes
Rating: TV-MA
Production Companies:
Producciones iAMredHam
Producer: Luisa
Casas, Dimitry Elyashkevich, Ana Maria Hermida
Director: Ana
Maria Hermida
Writer: Ana Maria
Hermida
Actors: Carolina
Guerra, Olga Segura, Manuel Jose Chaves, Luis Fernando Orozco, Alvaro
Rodriguez, Pedro Luis Falla, Andres Aranburo, Maria Helena Doering, Maria Jose
Romero, Nicolas Pena, Victor Alfonso Hermida Hermida
Stunt Doubles: None
Blurb from Netflix:
After her estranged brother’s sudden death, young wife Lucia bonds with his fiancée,
through their shared grief and finds herself falling in love.
Selina’s Point of View:
No thanks. Not my type of movie.
So much was exaggerated. I mean, five out of the first ten
minutes of the film is in unnecessary slow-motion that makes it seem like one
of the Telenovelas instead of a film. There were flashbacks within flashbacks
as well. It was ridiculous.
I can deal with non-linear films, if they’re done well. This
one wasn’t.
When I wasn’t rolling my eyes at the terrible interactions,
I was bored out of my mind. This film was only 84 minutes and I feel like I’ve
been watching it for three hours.
I don’t think cultural differences were the reason the film
didn’t speak to me, I think it was just plain bad. And you guys know I’m the
first to admit if I think there’s a culture shock factor.
I wouldn’t watch or recommend this film to anyone except
maybe Telenovela fans.
Cat’s Point of View:
I’m a bit of a mixed bag after watching this movie.
Part of me is confused. Is this someone’s memoir? There’s a
dedication in the credits that seems to lean my belief in that direction, but I
have no idea. If that’s the case, though, it would help shore up some of the
weak spots of this story.
Truth is quite often stranger than fiction.
Putting that aside, this was really oddly interesting to
watch. While this was definitely a bit on the heavier end of drama –
considering it dealt with tragedy and grief at the core of the story – it
didn’t weigh me down the way I was afraid it would.
There was a lightness about some parts of the story that was
surprising. I liked how some aspects of the story worked out, but the timing of
events was just – off. I don’t know, that could very well just be me. The end
was also highly predictable.
The good news, I guess, is that I didn’t hate it. I wouldn’t
go far as to say that I enjoyed it – but the time spent watching didn’t feel
onerous.
Languages
Speech Available:
Spanish
Subtitles Available:
English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Spanish
Rotten Tomatoes Critic Score – None
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score – None
Metascore – None
Metacritic User Score – None
IMDB Score – 6.2/10
Trust the Dice: Selina’s Rating – 1/5
Trust the Dice: Cat’s Rating
– 2.5/5
Movie Trailer:
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