Biutiful is the story of a dying man, exploitation, ethical dilemmas, brilliant dark evocative imagery, and offers up a superb authentic performance by Javier Bardem. It's a bleak film, uncompromising, unsentimental, but humane and real, which affirms that idea that redemption is possible for anyone. Every moment is thoughtful and compelling. There's no Hollywood glitz here, no whitewashing or wishful thinking. It's engaging and provocative. For me, one of the very best films of the past year.
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