Number Rolled: 79
Movie Name/Year: Sabrás
Qué Hacer Conmigo (2015)
Tagline: None
Genre: Romance,
Drama
Length: 87
minutes
Rating: NR
Production Companies:
Bh5, Detalle Films, Panorama Global
Producer: Rodrigo
Bello, Moises Cosio, Gerardo Gatica, Joceline Hernandez, Alberto Muffelmann,
Jacobo Nazar, Renato Ornelas, Mariana Rodriguez Cabarga, Rodrigo Trujillo
Director: Katina
Medina Mora
Writer: Emma
Bertran, Samara Ibrahim, Katina Medina Mora
Actors: Mora
Ferriol Avails, Arturo Barba, Rosa Maria Bianchi, Jose Angel Bichir, Poncho
Borbolla, Pablo Derqui, Rodrigo Franco, Jacobo Lieberman, Gabriel Nuncio,
Natalia Plascencia, Alejandro Reza, Ilse Salas, Paula Serrano, Mariana Trevino,
Eduardo Negrete
Stunt Doubles: None
Blurb from Netflix:
Artistic Nicolás and enigmatic Isabel share a sudden and intense affair while
grave issues simmer just beneath the surface for them both.
Selina’s Point of View:
This is definitely the kind of film I would like to avoid
having to review.
That statement probably makes one think that this film was
bad, but that’s not the case. I don’t mind watching bad films. I enjoy getting
snarky when the occasion calls for it. My issue isn’t that it was foreign,
either. I’m enjoying our Foreign Film Fridays.
The reason I would prefer to avoid films like Sabrás qué hacer conmigo is because it
was a well-directed, well-written, well-acted film… that I still disliked
simply because I dislike all films that are like this one.
It’s not romantic dramas in general. I’ve watched a few of
the sub-genre that I enjoy. The problem is this specific flavor of rom-dram.
I always feel so unfulfilled at the end of a film like this.
Like there was no real ending. When any movie makes me feel that way, it
becomes utterly forgettable. So, I suspect Sabrás
qué hacer conmigo not only won’t leave a lasting impression on me, but that
I’ll forget I watched it by two days from now.
Meanwhile, during the actual film, I was bored to tears.
I did like getting to see the story from both sides, though.
That part intrigued me, and this film did it incredibly well. It didn’t feel
overdone or confusing at all.
Despite my personal feelings, there really was nothing wrong
with the movie. If you’re interested in the rom-dram sub-genre, then you should
check this out. Otherwise, it’s probably not for you.
Cat’s Point of View:
I have to say that this movie was a pleasant surprise. At
best, I hoped that I would be able to become invested in this film, whereas I
couldn’t seem to find much connection with the last one we watched at all.
Totally opposite end of the spectrum here. Not only did I become emotionally
invested, some parts of the movie had me talking to my screen.
The framework for the film was interesting. Telling a story
from multiple perspectives that overlap isn’t easy and often runs the risk of
feeling redundant in places, which could easily lose the interest of the
audience. This movie managed to successfully avoid that trap by carefully
curating moments that fit together like puzzle pieces to bring the bigger
picture together – just the edges of the scenes overlapping only enough to give
the audience the necessary frame of reference for when timeline points converge.
The characters had depth and were perfectly portrayed with
all their flaws.
I went on quite the feels rollercoaster in watching –
scratch that – experiencing this movie. I smiled, laughed, shook my head,
rolled my eyes, fussed at the screen, cried, and sympathized. I completely
forgot, for the most part, that I was reading subtitles.
Just adding in, a rough translation of the film’s title is
“You Will Know What to Do With Me.”
I do, indeed, know what to do; and that is recommend this
movie to anyone that enjoys a good dramatic romance story and doesn’t mind
needing a few tissues here and there.
Languages
Speech Available:
Spanish
Subtitles Available:
English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Spanish
Rotten Tomatoes Critic Score – 75%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score – 67%
Metascore - None
Metacritic User Score – None
IMDB Score – 6.5/10
Trust the Dice: Selina’s Rating – 2.5/5
Trust the Dice: Cat’s Rating
– 4.5/5
Trust-the-Dice’s
Parental Advisory Rating: R
Movie Trailer:
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